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"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally."
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"There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply."
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"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally."
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