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Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely..."

Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.

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Can human nature be so entirely transformed inside and out? Can man, created by God, be made wicked by man? Can a soul be so completely changed by its destiny, and turn evil when its fate is evil? Can the heart become distorted, contract incurable deformities and incurable infirmities, under the pressure of disproportionate grief, like the spinal column under a low ceiling? Is there not in every human soul a primitive spark, a divine element, incorruptible in this world and immortal in the... Victor Hugo
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