Gary Lang

“The other reason mathematicians were blind to chaos was that they had no computers, and were left with the kind of vague description that Poincaré gave, which other mathematicians failed to understand.”
― Dana Mackenzie, The Universe in Zero Words: The Story of Mathematics as Told through Equations

“He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming US presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win. He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump’s exact words, but the government’s prepublication review process has decided otherwise.”
― John R. Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir

“Thinking about the Danish modern expandable was making Kate tense”
― Cyra McFadden, The Serial

“Silicon Valley has never been interested in slow and steady growth—an early winning appearance is key to the Palo Alto System.”
― Malcolm Harris, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World