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                    Quotables


    • Fairness is not a design principle of our creator(s)... That's life.
    • Permanent head damage is not the result of a PhD but the cause of.
    • Writing up the doctoral thesis is like running the last part of SOC (Standard Obstacle Course) -- straightest but toughest.
    • Life is not about smooth-sailing but what you do and how you live with it when shit is thrown at you.
    • Pushing the frontiers of science is like smashing your head against a brick wall until the wall moves, or you die of bleeding. In either sense, your head will be permanently damaged and that is just what you will get -- Permanent head Damage.
    • Self-discipline is to choose play over work when it's time to play, and work over play when it's time to work.