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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.)

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Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke

Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy-Award winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. He is known for his starring roles in Mary Poppins , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s, and Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. Mark Sloan in the 1990s. He recently played the role of Cecil Fredericks in Night at the Museum .

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