Attributes Quote by James R Newman

... numbers have neither substance, nor meaning, nor qualities. They are nothing but marks, and all that is in them we have put into…

— Hermann Weyl

The mathematical phenomenon always develops out of simple arithmetic, so useful in everyday life, out of numbers, those weapons of the gods: the gods…

— Le Corbusier

“Because we are forced to learn about numbers and operations with numbers while we are still too young to appreciate them—a preparation for life…

— Morris Kline

Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a…

— Gregory Bateson

For mathematics, even to the logical forms in which it moves, is entirely dependent on the concept of natural number.

— Hermann Weyl

“Certainly one of the most important things I learned is that numbers can be deceiving. There is a logic to mathematics, but there is…

— Harry Markopolos

“Numbers are unique, there is nothing like them and this book reveals something of their mysterious nature. Numbers are familiar to everyone and are…

— Peter Michael Higgins

Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a…

— Gregory Bateson

The numbers may be said to rule the whole world of quantity, and the four rules of arithmetic may be regarded as the complete…

— Anonymous

Whenever a man can get hold of numbers, they are invaluable: if correct, they assist in informing his own mind, but they are still…

— Charles Babbage

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

— Kate Bush

If there is one thing in mathematics that fascinates me more than anything else (and doubtless always has), it is neither "number" nor "size",…

— Alexander Grothendieck