Sir Isaac Newton, the subject of this cake, is in every Eng… - Peter Greenaway

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Sir Isaac Newton, the subject of this cake, is in every Englishman's wallet... he's on the English one-pound note. I always carry one on me for good luck. A man who discovered gravity and thus successfully secured our feet on the ground is a good companion. In fixing us to the earth, he enabled us -- with equanimity -- to permit our heads to remain in the clouds.

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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