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1 " Misconceptions play a prominent role in my view of the world. "
― George Soros
2 " We have already examined one of the objections that have been brought against the Quantity Theory; the objection that it only holds good ceteris paribus. No more tenable as an objection against the determinateness of our conclusions is reference to the possibility that an additional quantity of money may be hoarded. This argument has played a prominent role in the history of monetary theory; it was one of the sharpest weapons in the armoury of the opponents of the Quantity Theory. Among the arguments of the opponents of the Currency Theory it immediately follows the proposition relating to the elasticity of cash-economizing methods of payment, to which it also bears a close relation as far as its content is concerned. "
― Ludwig von Mises , The Theory of Money and Credit
3 " He stood in the open door, hands planted on the roof of the Suburban. " I've never had a woman tell me I gave her nightmares before, but plenty have told me I played a prominent role in their dreams. "
4 " It is shown that the golden ratio plays a prominent role in the dimensions of all objects which exhibit five-fold symmetry. It is also showed that among the irrational numbers, the golden ratio is the most irrational and, as a result, has unique applications in number theory, search algorithms, the minimization of functions, network theory, the atomic structure of certain materials and the growth of biological organisms. "
― , The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers
