"A proof tells us where to concentrate our…" — Morris Kline
"A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts."
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Morris Kline
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13 Quotes by Morris Kline
Morris Kline has 13 quotes on this site.
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[The error in the teaching of mathematics is that] mathematics is expected either to be immediately attractive to students on…
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Perhaps the best reason for regarding mathematics as an art is not so much that it affords an outlet for…
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On all levels primary, and secondary and undergraduate - mathematics is taught as an isolated subject with few, if any,…
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The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity,…
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Statistics: the mathematical theory of ignorance.
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Mathematicians create by acts of insights and intuition. Logic then sanctions the conquests of intuition.
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Mathematics is a body of knowledge, but it contains no truths.
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Universities hire professors the way some men choose wives - they want the ones the others will admire.
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The writing in mathematics text is not only laconic to a fault; it is cold, monotonous, dry, dull, and even…
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A elegantly executed proof is a poem in all but the form in which it is written.
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The stone that Dr. Johnson once kicked to demonstrate the reality of matter has become dissipated in a diffuse distribution…
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There is no rigorous definition of rigor.
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In my books you have to concentrate, but I work hard to make it that, when you do, the rewards…
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Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
— Alexander Graham Bell
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You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between…
— Hans Bender
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We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served…
— Arnold Bennett
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We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and…
— Alvar Aalto
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The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course…
— Elizabeth Bowen
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Don't give up at half time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
— Bear Bryant
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You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.
— George W. Bush
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Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches…
— Andrew Carnegie
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What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and…
— Benjamin Carson
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If all the rich and all of the church people should send their children to the public schools they would…
— Susan B. Anthony
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Once in his life a man ought to concentrate his mind upon the remembered earth. He ought to give himself…
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