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In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.) Stanisław Marcin Ulam		Friday May 29, 2026
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The characteristic talent of Australians is not for improvisations, nor even for republican manners, it is for bureaucracy. Alan Davies

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	Alan Davies
	Alan Davies (born 6 March 1966) is an English comedian and actor best known for starring as Jonathan Creek on the popular TV mystery series of the same name. More recently he has been the permanent panellist on the TV quiz show QI . Read More

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The characteristic talent of Australians is not for improvisations, nor even for republican manners, it is for bureaucracy.