Math Quotes

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I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy-- of course, both those ideas are really the same idea. — Frank Wilczek
In physics, your solution should convince a reasonable person. In math, you have to convince a person who's trying to make trouble. Ultimately, in physics,… — Frank Wilczek
I was always good at math and science and physics. — Daniel J. Evans
Mathematicians grow very old; it is a healthy profession. The reason you live long is that you have pleasant thoughts. Math and physics are very… — Dirk Jan Struik
Capitalism is like math. It is amoral. It is good at producing wealth; it's bad at distributing wealth. Unless it operates within a moral framework… — Charley Reese
Spirit Math: The quality of your life equals the ratio of appreciation to complaint. — Alan Cohen
If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach. — Deepak Chopra
Yes, I was really good in physics and in math. — Eva Herzigova
In math, you could get 100 percent. It was very fair. That's what I liked about math. You could figure it out, and the teacher… — Norm MacDonald
Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing… — Ellen Ochoa
People think they donâ€™t understand math, but itâ€™s all about how you explain it to them. If you ask a drunkard what number is larger,… — Israel Gelfand
Most children, even very bright ones, need constant review and practice to truly own a concept in grammar, math or science. In schools today, on… — Rafe Esquith
What is especially striking and remarkable is that in fundamental physics, a beautiful or elegant theory is more likely to be right than a theory… — Murray Gell-Mann
I knew comedy was the thing for me when I was the only Asian kid in high school... who failed math. — Dat Phan
If the Lord wills, we shall make this Math a great centre of harmony. Our Lord is the visible embodiment of the harmony of all… — Swami Vivekananda
See how the Ganga flows by and what a nice building! I like this place. This is the ideal kind of place for a Math.… — Swami Vivekananda
With the Holy Mother as the centre of inspiration, a Math is to be established on the eastern bank of the Ganga. . . .… — Swami Vivekananda
I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math. — Phil Foglio
But twice-two-makes-four is for all that a most insupportable thing. Twice-two-makes-four is, in my humble opinion, nothing but a piece of impudence. Twice-two-makes-four is a… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mathematics is entirely free in its development, and its concepts are only linked by the necessity of being consistent, and are co-ordinated with concepts introduced… — Georg Cantor

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