Mathematics Quotes

1259 Mathematics quotes by 594 unique authors

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. — Fran Lebowitz
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection, must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then… — Maimonides
But however measurable, there is much more life in music than mathematics or logic ever dreamed of. — Gabriel Marcel
Find your self-respect now. Don't dumb yourselves down. Think of yourself as capable and worthy of finding a guy who is going to respect you,… — Danica McKellar
One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a… — Danica McKellar
My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented… — Danica McKellar
I had done quite a bit of research about math education when I spoke before Congress in 2000 about the importance of women in mathematics.… — Danica McKellar
I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous,… — Danica McKellar
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to… — H. L. Mencken
We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry. — Maria Montessori
I did not have a very literary background. I came to poetry from the sciences and mathematics, and also through an interest in Japanese and… — Robert Morgan
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed. — Christopher Morley
Language is remarkable, except under the extreme constraints of mathematics and logic, it never can talk only about what it's supposed to talk about but… — Howard Nemerov
We do not learn by inference and deduction and the application of mathematics to philosophy, but by direct intercourse and sympathy. — Richard M. Nixon
Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it. — Camille Paglia
Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth. — Blaise Pascal
Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures. — Jean Piaget
I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I… — Brad Pitt
Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual word, but every possible word, must conform. — Bertrand Russell
The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong. — Andy Rooney
Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true. — Bertrand Russell
The true spirit of delight, the exaltation, the sense of being more than Man, which is the touchstone of the highest excellence, is to be… — Bertrand Russell
I like mathematics because it is not human and has nothing particular to do with this planet or with the whole accidental universe - because,… — Bertrand Russell
Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I stayed away from mathematics not so much because I knew it would be hard work as because of the amount of time I knew… — Carl Sandburg

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