Jerry McNerney famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
Geometry is the foundation of all painting.
Some of the greatest advances in mathematics have been due to the invention of symbols, which it afterwards became necessary to explain; from the minus sign proceeded the whole theory of negative quantities.
The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operation of daily life. No one goes out to buy zero fish.
The science of pure mathematics, in its modern developments, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit.
Trust me, there is no formula for most things that are not math.
I like to try anything... You have to do the experiments to find out what the formulas are.
It is no longer a question anywhere of inventing interconnections from out of our brains, but of discovering them in the facts.
Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known.

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