Algebra Quotes

145 quotes by 123 authors

The mystic must be steadily told,-All that you say is just as true without the tedious use of that symbol as with it. Let us… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The teacher pretended that algebra was a perfectly natural affair, to be taken for granted, whereas I didn't even know what numbers were. Mathematics classes… — Carl Jung
Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic. — John Ray
ALGEBRA is a general Method of Computation by certain Signs and Symbols which have been contrived for this Purpose, and found convenient. — Colin Maclaurin
The Arab peoples possess an ancient and highly developed civilization that is in many ways more sophisticated than our own. For instance, they invented algebra.… — P.J. O'Rourke
As for methods I have sought to give them all the rigour that one requires in geometry, so as never to have recourse to the… — Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Boys like Peter are afraid of alot of things, like nuclear annihilation and flunking algebra, but they're not afraid of wolves. — Al Yankovic
If anyone takes me seriously then they actually must have a problem .. Music is fun its not algebra. — Diplo
Who cares for Algebra?Who delights in solving math?I only want to live my lifeAlong the creative path. — Jennifer Niven
I did enough algebra when I was at university, so I am sick and tired of that. — Iain Dowie
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra. — Will Rogers
A child in the 4th grade who's just learning algebra is not imperfect. While there may be a child in the 12th grade who's much… — Frederick Lenz
I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds. They think in… — Temple Grandin
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry. — E. W. Howe
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. — Fran Lebowitz
The fun little proofs that you can do with algebra - they are sort of like crowd pleasers in a way. Like, the .9 repeating… — Danica McKellar
Mozart, Pascal, Boolean algebra, Shakespeare, parliamentary government, baroque churches, Newton, the emancipation of women, Kant, Balanchine ballets, et al. donâ€™t redeem what this particular civilization… — Susan Sontag
So here we have it. The equivocating distinction between civilisation and savagery, between the "massacre of innocent people" or, if you like, "a clash of… — Arundhati Roy
I write emotional algebra. — Anais Nin
The voice belonged to Mr. Pzyrbovich, an algebra teacher who was always called Mr. P, for obvious reasons. He has a heavy accent, which a… — Dave Barry

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