"The complexity of economics can be calculated mathematically.……" — P.J. O'Rourke
"The complexity of economics can be calculated mathematically. Write out the algebraic equation that is the human heart and multiply each unknown by the population of the world."
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578 Quotes by P.J. O'Rourke
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More Algebraic Quotes
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To what end do I lead a simple life at all, pray? That I may teach others to simplify their…
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Any impatient student of mathematics or science or engineering who is irked by having algebraic symbolism thrust upon him should…
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Grandad taught me that the alien signs and symbols of algebraic equations were not just marks on paper. They were…
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In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle, if we get the wrong answer in sort of algebraic equation,…
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Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language. It is essentially a written language, and it endeavors…
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Algebraic geometry seems to have acquired the reputation of being esoteric, exclusive, and very abstract, with adherents who are secretly…
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The reader will find no figures in this work. The methods which I set forth do not require either constructions…
— Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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— Daniel Goleman
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— Kato
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