Quote by Ann Leckie

“Never make a calculation until you know the answer.”

— John Archibald Wheeler

I never could do anything with figures, never had any talent for mathematics, never accomplished anything in my efforts at that rugged study, and…

— Mark Twain

Great works are done when one is not calculating and thinking.

— D.T. Suzuki

“How do you calculate upon the unforeseen? It seems to be an art of recognizing the role of the unforeseen, of keeping your balance…

— Rebecca Solnit

How do you calculate upon the unforeseen? It seems to be an art of recognizing the role of the unforeseen, of keeping your balance…

— Rebecca Solnit

“The problem is knowing when what you are about to do will make a difference. I’m not only speaking of the small actions that,…

— Ann Leckie

The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain.

— William S. Burroughs

“Never make a calculation until you know the answer. Make an estimate before every calculation, try a simple physical argument (symmetry! invariance! conservation!) before…

— John Archibald Wheeler

“Improvement at anything is based on a thousand of tiny failures, ...and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you've…

— Mark Manson

To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't…

— Nate Silver

If I'm writing by intuition, generally that calculation works itself out. But if I'm writing a mystery, and somebody has to have a reason…

— Cynthia Voigt

If your attention is focused only on the result, then you are no longer in the process. But if you're in the process, then…

— Deepak Chopra