Quotes by Math The ludicrous state of solid geometry made me pass over this branch. Plato branchesplatomath Number was the substance of all things. Pythagoras substancemathnumbers Geometry is knowledge of the eternally existent. Pythagoras geometrymath He is unworthy of the name of man who is ignorant of the fact that the diagonal of a square is incommensurable with its side. Plato platomathmen You should help a man to take up a burden, but you should not help him put it back down. Pythagoras mathhelpingmen Number is the ruler of forms and ideas, and the cause of gods and demons. Pythagoras pythagorean-theoremmathideas There still remain three studies suitable for free man. Arithmetic is one of them. Plato platomathmen It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair. Quincy Jones mathartthinking Numbers rule the universe. Pythagoras mathematicalmathnumbers Arithmetic is a kind of knowledge in which the best natures should be trained, and which must not be given up. Plato kindplatomath God forever geometrizes. Plato forevermath For future reference: do not underestimate the seductive power of math. Rachel Hartman seductiveunderestimatemath It's the usual Socialist fiscal math of 1 + 1 = You're paying, so who cares. Rachel Marsden politicalusualmath Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to achieve that goal. It's sort of like math. Rachel Maddow differentgoalmath I think I was born 'in to deep,' and bad things happen every day. Sometimes I have to stab hellions. Sometimes I have to frame friends for murder, and stab evil math teachers, and watch my best friend die. Again. We deal with it, then we move on. Rachel Vincent mathteachermoving What are the chances you’d ever meet someone like that? he wondered. Someone you could love forever, someone who would forever love you back? And what did you do when that person was born half a world away? The math seemed impossible. Rainbow Rowell soulmatemathlove-you We have the industrial agriculturalists who try and make an argument that big is beautiful. But if you do the math, and particularly if you factor in that the price of oil is going to go through the roof, and so the price of transportation is going to go through the roof - making it abundantly clear that it's out of whack. The efficiency arguments are already crumbling, particularly if you actually include the cost of food pollution that these industries cause. They are tremendously unsustainable and tremendously inefficient. Raj Patel mathtryingbeautiful Somebody came up to me after a talk I had given, and say, "You make mathematics seem like fun." I was inspired to reply, "If it isn't fun, why do it?" Ralph P. Boas, Jr. teachingmathfun Only professional mathematicians learn anything from proofs. Other people learn from explanations. Ralph P. Boas, Jr. mathpeopleknowledge Jesus was a pothead- long hair, beard, sandals, carpenter- do the math it all adds up. Living with twelve guys with no visible means of support. Ralphie May mathmeanjesus«5758596061626364656667»
