Quotes by Mathematics I engage in the use of game theory. Game theory is a branch of mathematics, and that means, sorry, that even in the study of politics, math has come into the picture. We can no longer pretend that we just speculate about politics; we need to look at this in a rigorous way. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita gamemathematicspoliticssorry Many of our young people spend four years getting very expensive college degrees. But our universities fail them and the nation if they continue to graduate students with expertise in biochemistry, mathematics or history without teaching them to think about what problems are important and why. Heather Wilson problemsmathematicshistorypeople I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics. Freeman A. Hrabowski III parentsmathematicsreadinghome I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and physics had it all. And I didn't see any need to go beyond that. Francis Collins chemistrymathematicsphysicslife I could never accept findings based almost exclusively on mathematics. It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so. Edwin Armstrong mathematicsignorancepeopleworld From the ages of five to twelve, I attended the Saint Laurence O'Toole elementary school in Lawrence, a city next to Methuen, and was taught by sisters of the Catholic order of Notre Dame de Namour. I enjoyed all my subjects there. I do not remember ever learning any science, except for mathematics. Elias James Corey citymathematicslearningscience The exact sciences, which would be considered a priori as little adapted to women, for example mathematics, astronomy and physics, are exactly those in which thus far they have most distinguished themselves. This contains a warning against too precipitate conclusions about the intellectual life of woman. Ellen Key womanwomenmathematicslife At Tenafly High, I was lucky to have some dedicated teachers; I'm especially indebted to my calculus instructor, Francis Piersa, who opened my eyes to the striking beauty of mathematics. Eric Maskin teacherseyesmathematicsbeauty I still remember asking my high school guidance teacher for permission to take a second year of algebra instead of a fifth year of Latin. She looked down her nose at me and sneered, 'What lady would take mathematics instead of Latin?' Nancy Roman memathematicsteacherschool I started attending community college when I was 14 or 15, just doing general education stuff like history and mathematics. Then I went on to California State University Long Beach to pursue a degree in journalism. And then I ended up dropping out to found Oculus. Palmer Luckey mathematicseducationbeachhistory The two important variables for the policy formulation are projected inflation and the output gap. There is no clear hidebound mathematics that we must give 'X' weight to inflation and 'Y' weight to growth and form the associated policy. Urjit Patel mathematicsgrowthimportanttwo James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong - he's good. Captain Beefheart goodmemathematicsimportant We need to think about how we teach working-class children about not just hard skills, like reading and mathematics, but also soft skills, like conflict resolution and financial management. J. D. Vance thinkmathematicsmanagementchildren The State of Israel must be at the forefront of global science - in physics, in mathematics, in medicine, in biology. Naftali Bennett biologymathematicsmedicinescience I was a good student with mathematical ability and interests. As such, I took the usual college preparatory program in high school for one looking to become an engineer: all the available courses in mathematics and science. Dale T. Mortensen lookinggoodmathematicsscience If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics. Galileo Galilei beginningstartmathematicseducation I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea. N. R. Narayana Murthy alwaysenjoyedmathematicsway 'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics. E. T. Bell wordobviousmathematicsdangerous The mistakes and unresolved difficulties of the past in mathematics have always been the opportunities of its future. E. T. Bell mistakesfuturemathematicspast If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper. E. T. Bell onlygamemathematicsexperience«1516171819202122232425»
