Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
John Ciardi
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I hope that seeing the excitement of solving this problem will make young mathematicians realize that there are lots and lots of other problems in mathematics which are going to be just as challenging in the future. -
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That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.
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- Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
- Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
- A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.