Practical application is found by not looking for it, and one can say that the whole progress of civilization rests on that… — Jacques Hadamard Copy Share Image
How happy the lot of the mathematician. He is judged solely by his peers, and the standard is so high that no… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
All things began in Order, so shall they end, and so shall they begin again, according to the Ordainer of Order, and… — Thomas Browne Copy Share Image
Math is really about the human mind, about how people can think effectively, and why curiosity is quite a good guide. — William Thurston Copy Share Image
Even when a man and a woman perform equally well in a task - say, solving math problems - men are more… — Sendhil Mullainathan Copy Share Image
Math may not be able to Add Love or Minus Hate But at least it can gives a great hope that Every… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Very few people realize the enormous bulk of contemporary mathematics. Probably it would be easier to learn all the languanges of the… — W. W. Sawyer Copy Share Image
I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines:… — Oleg Deripaska Copy Share Image
“We’ll start with an easy one, shall we? What is the secant of three pi?” The troll asked. “Pie?” Toru felt suddenly… — Noor Al-Shanti Copy Share Image
Homework's hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, 'Okay.' And then I sit… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Next you'd see a raft sliding by, away off yonder, and maybe a galoot on it chopping. . . you'd see the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity, battle without… — Morris Kline Copy Share Image
One of my first experiences with the space program was with the memorial that was built for the Challenger. When I was… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
I was never a class clown or anything like that, but I do remember being in the first grade and my teacher,… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked… — John Muir Copy Share Image
“For we may remark generally of our mathematical researches, that these auxiliary quantities, these long and difficult calculations into which we are… — Louis Poinsot Copy Share Image
I cannot judge my work while I am doing it. I have to do as painters do, stand back and view it… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
I was a bit of an introvert growing up, and I tended to do better in math and science at school, so… — Keahu Kahuanui Copy Share Image
I love mathematics...principally because it is beautiful; because man has breathed his spirit of play into it, and because it has given… — Rozsa Peter Copy Share Image
Those who do not know history are probably also not doing well in English or math. P.J. O'Rourke — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The fact is there are few more popular subjects than mathematics. Most people have some appreciation of mathematics, just as most people… — G. H. Hardy Copy Share Image
I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D.… — Alastair Reynolds Copy Share Image
Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning. — John Locke Copy Share Image
Bridges would not be safer if only people who knew the proper definition of a real number were allowed to design them. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The only teaching that a professor can give, in my opinion, is that of thinking in front of his students. — Henri Lebesgue Copy Share Image
Sex is like math you add the bed subtract the cloths divide your legs and pray you wont multiply!!!! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I loved math. I was such a nerd! I really enjoyed working through problems and finding the solution. — AnnaLynne McCord Copy Share Image
Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean that you're entitled to conquer the universe. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I like to study a lot of math, physics, and the Bible, too. For me, they all show that there's a lot… — Rodney Mullen Copy Share Image
Today, it is not only that our kings do not know mathematics, but our philosophers do not know mathematics and - to… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about math and science is it’s obvious, you get the answer or you don’t get the answer. — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
I think that smart is sexy, and driven is sexy, and passion is sexy, and if you're passionate about math, so be… — Jonathan Slavin Copy Share Image
At school, I wasn't as interested in mathematics. I did OK, but at the earliest point I could stop doing math, I… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas. — Ivars Peterson Copy Share Image
The mathematician who pursues his studies without clear views of this matter, must often have the uncomfortable feeling that his paper and… — Ernst Mach Copy Share Image
In some ways, I never outgrew my adolescence. I wake up in the morning and think, 'Oh my God, I'm late for… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
[Statistics are] the only tools by which an opening can be cut through the formidable thicket of difficulties that bars the path… — Francis Galton Copy Share Image
Who cares for Algebra?Who delights in solving math?I only want to live my lifeAlong the creative path. — Jennifer Niven Copy Share Image
It is a mistake to suppose that requiring the nonmathematical to take more advanced math courses will enhance their understanding and not… — William Raspberry Copy Share Image
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