Books Quote by Peter Michael Higgins

“Numbers, furthermore as archetypal structural constants of the collective unconscious, possess a dynamic, active aspect which is especially important to keep in mind. It…

— Marie-Louise von Franz

... 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 pretence that numbers are not the humble creation of man, but are the exacting language of the Universe and therefore possess the secret…

— Peter Greenaway

“But beyond these joys, the look and action of numbers, is what they represent. [...] Numbers are an invention of the human mind, and…

— P. Carey Reid

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

— Kate Bush

Numbers are the free creation of the human mind.

— Richard Dedekind

To sum up: numbers appear to represent both an attribute of matter and the unconscious foundation of our mental process. For this reason, number…

— Marie-Louise von Franz

“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 intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind.

— Honore de Balzac

“Numbers are a lot like people. They each have a story. They interact with one another. They entertain. They inform. They deceive. They can…

— Lee Goldberg

“I believe in numbers. The ones you can see and the ones you can't. The real and the imaginary, the rational and the irrational,…

— Amy Harmon

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