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English Mathematician February 15, 1861 – December 30, 1947
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It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.
Alfred North Whitehead

The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development.
Alfred North Whitehead

It takes an extraordinary intelligence to contemplate the obvious.
Alfred North Whitehead

Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
Alfred North Whitehead

Almost all new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishness when they are first produced.
Alfred North Whitehead

When you're average, you're just as close to the bottom as you are the top.
Alfred North Whitehead

Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.
Alfred North Whitehead

Civilizations can only be understood by those who are civilized.
Alfred North Whitehead
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