#thematic

The longer mathematics lives the more abstract - and therefore, possibly also the more practical - it becomes. ↗

— E. T. Bell

#also #becomes #lives #longer #mathematics

The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom. ↗

— Georg Cantor

#freedom #lies #mathematics

The circumstances of human society are too complicated to be submitted to the rigor of mathematical calculation. ↗

— Marquis De Custine

#circumstances #complicated #human #human society #mathematical

The mathematics is not there till we put it there. ↗

— Arthur Eddington

#put #till

I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it. ↗

— Malcolm X

#mathematics #schooling #mathematics

Soon after I began working for the Professor, I realized that he talked about numbers whenever he was unsure of what to say or do. Numbers were also his way of reaching out to the world. They were safe, a source of comfort. ↗

— Yōko Ogawa

#numbers #society #mathematics

This is the team. We're trying to go to the moon. If you can't put someone up, please don't put them down. ↗

— NASA

#rocket-science #science #science

In fact a few simple mathematical calculations reveal that if reference librarians were paid at market rates for all the roles they play, they would have salaries well over $200,000. ↗

— Will Manley

#mathematics

A relativist is an individual who doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb. ↗

— Bill Gaede

#mathematics #physics #relativity #mathematics

I tell them that if they will occupy themselves with the study of mathematics they will find in it the best remedy against the lusts of the flesh. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#mathematics