#numbers

All the mathematical sciences are founded on relations between physical laws and laws of numbers, so that the aim of exact science is to reduce the problems of nature to the determination of quantities by operations with numbers. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

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The numbers may be said to rule the whole world of quantity, and the four rules of arithmetic may be regarded as the complete equipment of the mathematician. ↗

— James C. Maxwell

#complete #equipment #four #mathematician #may

Well can I just make a point about the numbers because people talk a lot about police numbers as if police numbers are the holy grail. But actually what matters is what those police are doing. It's about how those police are deployed. ↗

— Theresa May

#actually #because #deployed #doing #grail

All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. ↗

— Voltaire

#large #large numbers #numbers #punished #sound

I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must. ↗

— David Neeleman

#calculator #i #must #numbers #watch

For every successful actor or actress, there are countless numbers who don't make it. The name of the game is rejection. You go to an audition and you're told you're too tall or you're too Irish or your nose is not quite right. You're rejected for your education, you're rejected for this or that and it's really tough. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#actress #audition #countless #education #every

It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded. ↗

— Isaac Newton

#numbers #regarded #weight

Numbers of the old people cannot read. Those who can seldom do. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

#numbers #old #old people #people #read

I feel like with me being a big part of any offense, then the numbers are going to come. ↗

— Terrell Owens

#being #big #come #feel #going

I think we did a great job of putting together a program that would have made good e-books available had people been buying e-books in any real numbers. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#available #been #buying #did #good