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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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