"Mathematics is the language of size."

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Source : "Mathematics for the Million". Book by Lancelot Hogben, 1937.

Lancelot Hogben

#Size Quotes #Language Quotes #Mathematics Quotes

“How's this for a headline? 'French fries'.”
“Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.”
“The way towards 'wisdom' or towards 'freedom' is the way towards your inner being. This is the simplest definition of metaphysics.”

Source : "The Little Book of Romanian Wisdom". Book by Diana Doroftei and Matthew Cross, 2011.
“The question of the origin of life is essentially speculative. We have to construct, by straightforward thinking on the basis of very few factual observations, a plausible and self-consistent picture of a process which must have occurred before any of the forms which are known to us in the fossil record could have existed.”
“Writing is a key differentiator. I've used it for 14 years. Writing will not just lead to differentiation. Writing is the credibility you need to create buyer confidence”
“I use the film industry as a pleasure for work and that kind of thing and it's not a pursuit to make me feel happy in my life.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Superman! Champion of the oppressed. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need.”

Source : Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster (2004). “Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told”, Dc Comics
“But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.”

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