# help finding an aphorism?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-aphorism/844109>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 28, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-aphorism/844109 "2019-11-28T06:43:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-aphorism/844109/1 "2019-11-28T06:43:42Z")

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A friend has asked me to identify a quotation, he thinks it is from a mathematician or physicist, that goes something like this:

“In the end we are all one, but in the meantime we pay our American Express bills separately.”

My googlefu fails me. Can anyone do better? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-aphorism/844109/2 "2019-11-28T09:02:29Z")

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It’s from _The God Particle_ by Leon M. Lederman and Dick Teresi. The quote is “We are all one! (Though, inexplicably American Express bills us separately.)”

Of course he is mocking the introduction of Eastern mysticism into physics.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-finding-an-aphorism/844109/3 "2019-11-28T16:57:35Z")

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Thank you!