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Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty -- a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture.
BERTRAND RUSSELL, Mysticism and Logic
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, Warped Passages
All things began in order, so shall they end, and so shall they begin again; according to the ordainer of order and mystical mathematics of the city of heaven.
SIR THOMAS BROWNE, Cyrus' Garden
He that gives a portion of his time and talent to the investigation of mathematical truth, will come to all other questions with a decided advantage over his opponents.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON, Lacon
A new study found that students who are taught abstinence end up with better math scores. Of course, if you join the math team, the abstinence takes care of itself.
JIMMY FALLON, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Feb. 10, 2012
Like music or art, mathematical equations can have a natural progression and logic that can evoke rare passions in a scientist. Although the lay public considers mathematical equations to be rather opaque, to a scientist an equation is very much like a movement in a larger symphony. Simplicity. Elegance. These are the qualities that have inspired some of the greatest artists to create their masterpieces, and they are precisely the same qualities that motivate scientists to search for the laws of nature. LIke a work of art or a haunting poem, equations have a beauty and rhythm all their own.
Studies show American students are becoming less proficient in math. Experts say we should have seen this coming, but nobody could put 2 and 2 together.
JAY LENO, The Tonight Show, Feb. 1, 2012
Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.
ISAAC ASIMOV, Prelude to Foundation
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