Quotes by Math Republicans and Democrats can barely do what they're supposed to do, and they sure can't do math! Lewis Black democratrepublicanmath Inequality is the cause of all local movements. Leonardo da Vinci movementcausesmath In our travels, we have come across many equations--math for understanding the universe, for making music, for mapping stars, and also for tipping, which is important. Here is our favorite equation: Us plus Them equals All of Us. It is very simple math. Try it sometime. You probably won’t even need a pencil. Libba Bray starssimplemath Can you do Division? Divide a loaf by a knife - what's the answer to that? Lewis Carroll knivesdivisionmath "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to "jam to-day,""Alice objected. "No it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day; to-day isn't any other day, you know." "I don't understand you," said Alice. "It's dreadfully confusing." Lewis Carroll queensyesterdaymath The merit of painting lies in the exactness of reproduction. Painting is a science and all sciences are based on mathematics. No human inquiry can be a science unless it pursues its path through mathematical exposition and demonstration. Leonardo da Vinci pathmathlying Yet what are all such gaieties to me whose thoughts are full of indices and surds? Lewis Carroll gaietymathematicsmath You have to run as fast as you can just to stay where you are. If you want to get anywhere, you'll have to run much faster. Lewis Carroll wantmathrunning One can't believe impossible things. Lewis Carroll impossible-thingsmathbelieve "Can you do Addition?" the White Queen said. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?" "I don't know," said Alice. "I lost count." "She can't do Addition," the Red Queen interrupted. Lewis Carroll queenswhitemath Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith. Leo Tolstoy logicmathmen I did grow up with a really big interest in math and science; I liked it. Linda M. Godwin growing-upbigsmath Whoever despises the high wisdom of mathematics nourishes himself on delusion and will never still the sophistic sciences whose only product is an eternal uproar. Leonardo da Vinci eternitywisdommath One of the nice things about math and science is it’s obvious, you get the answer or you don’t get the answer. Lisa Randall niceanswersmath I actually don't believe that everybody should necessarily try to learn to code. I think it's reasonably specialized, and nobody really expects most people to have to do it. It's not like knowing how to read and write and do basic math. Linus Torvalds mathwritingbelieve When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective. Lisa Randall answersmathschool Bashful=Spanish, Miss Gardenia Doc=Psychology, Mr. Wang Happy=Chemistry 2, Mr. Durbin Dopey=English Lit., Mr. Purcell Dippy=Math, Mrs. Craig Dumbass=PE, Coach Crater Lisa McMann psychologymissingmath Although I was first drawn to math and science by the certainty they promised, today I find the unanswered questions and the unexpected connections at least as attractive. Lisa Randall unanswered-questionsconnectionsmath Hope is good. Without it, well, you do the math. But hope has to be like a prayer. Putting it out there to something more powerful than yourself. Lisa Unger powerfulprayermath Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities. Lord Dunsany statisticstakenmath«4344454647484950515253»
