Maths Quotes

68 quotes by 59 authors

Gradually, at various points in our childhoods, we discover different forms of conviction. There's the rock-hard certainty of personal experience ("I put my finger in… — Philip Pullman
I did maths for a year at university. I don't think I was very good at it. And some people would say it shows. — Gordon Brown
We need to eliminate the existing hierarchy of subjects. Elevating some disciplines over others only reinforces outmoded assumptions of industrialism and offends the principle of… — Ken Robinson
One minute I was playing chess and doing maths all the time, the next I had been rerouted into more 'normal' girls' activities: reading, writing… — Scarlett Thomas
I was fine with everything except Maths. I was terrible at Maths. — Charlie Simpson
Remember, a negative multiplied by a negative is only positive in maths, not in the real world — Eric Thomas
The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education. — Ken Robinson
He'd met other prodigies in mathematical competitions. In fact he'd been thoroughly trounced by competitors who probably spent literally all day practising maths problems and… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
I'm just like any other regular mum; cooking, cleaning, wiping butts, picking up after kids, being a wife and helping the kids with their homework.… — Gwyneth Paltrow
I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off… — Gary Lineker
As an undergraduate, I did maths and physics. That doesn't make me a scientist. So I try to read and understand and talk to scientists. — Nicholas Stern
All I wanted to do was put together one of the best home maths systems in the world, and that's what we've done. I've loved… — Carol Vorderman
My undergraduate degree was in history, and I wish I had been smart enough to really excel at maths, physics, chemistry or biology because... the… — Michael Moritz
All my family has very good mathematical abilities - like, so dorky. I was the dork then in school - on any maths exams I'd… — Rebel Wilson
In my teenage years I was put off the idea of a career in flying, because I'd convinced myself that you had to be a… — Bruce Dickinson
I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted… — Francis Ford Coppola
I'm not into politics but I am committed to a cause: ensuring design technology and engineering stays on the U.K. curriculum, alongside science and maths… — James Dyson
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. — Albert Einstein
If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is… — Idris Elba
With English literature, if you do a bit of shonky spelling, no one dies, but if you're half-way through a maths calculation and you stick… — Mark Haddon

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