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In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientifi

In 1858 I received the degree of D. S. from the Lawrence Scientific School, and thereafter remained on the rolls of the university as a resident graduate. – Simon Newcomb

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The time was not yet ripe for the growth of mathematical science among us, and any development that might have taken place in that direction was rudely stopped by the civil war. – Simon Newcomb

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My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. – Simon Newcomb

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The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme. – Simon Newcomb

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The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate. – Doug Larson

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Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

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Yale places great stress on undergraduate and graduate teaching. I like teaching, and I do a lot of it. – James Tobin

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I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, By the end of today you will decide what you want to do with the rest of your life. – Alexandra Guarnaschelli

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