If it doesn’t add up, have a look at these proverbs and quotes about mathematics.
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All models are wrong.
George BoxBut mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.
Harold Marston MorseFilm is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.
Frank CapraFor the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.
Roger BaconIf two wrongs don't make a right, try three.
(unknown author)If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.
Phil PastoretIn fact in the world of infinity a part may be equal to the whole!
George GamowSource: One Two Three . . . Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science
In the past, there was active discrimination against women in science. That has now gone, and although there are residual effects, these are not enough to account for the small numbers of women, particularly in mathematics and physics.
Stephen HawkingIt is generally recognized that women are better than men at languages, personal relations and multitasking, but less good at map-reading and spatial awareness. It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that women might be less good at mathematics and physics. It is not politically correct to say such things. ... But it cannot be denied that there are differences between men and women. Of course, these are differences between the averages only. There are wide variations about the mean.
Stephen HawkingMath is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind.
Danica MckellarMath is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated.
(unknown author)Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.
Ronald GrahamMathematicians seem to have no difficulty in creating new concepts faster than the old ones become well understood.
Edward Norton LorenzMathematics is like childhood diseases. The younger you get it, the better.
Arnold SommerfeldMathematics is the key and door to the sciences.
Galileo GalileiMathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit.
Stefan BanachMathematics is the music of reason.
James Joseph SylvesterPure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
Albert EinsteinRemember your math: an anecdote is not a trend.
Steven PinkerSource: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.
(unknown author)The arts, sciences, humanities, physical education, languages and maths all have equal and central contributions to make to a student's education.
Ken RobinsonThe essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.
S. GudderThe only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.
VoltaireThe word or symbol infinity represents something that is seemingly ongoing, never ending, beyond calculation.
Stephen J. WillisThere is safety in numbers.
When it comes to mathematics, there are three kinds of people: those who can count and those who can't.
(unknown author)While physics and mathematics may tell us how the universe began, they are not much use in predicting human behavior because there are far too many equations to solve. I'm no better than anyone else at understanding what makes people tick, particularly women.
Stephen HawkingWithout mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.
Shakuntala DeviYou can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance.
Ken Robinson