"Mathematics is not arithmetic. Though mathematics may have arisen from the practices of counting and measuring it really deals with logical reasoning in which theorems-general and specific statements-can be deduced from the starting assumptions. It is, perhaps, the purest and most rigorous of intellectual activities, and is often thought of as queen of the sciences."

-- Christopher Zeeman

#Queens Quotes #Science Quotes #Practice Quotes

“Equality is never given, it is taken.”
“All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.”
“I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.”
“I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John's, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true.”
“Rising carbon price is essential to 'decarbonize' the economy - to remove the nation towards the era beyond fossil fuels.”
“You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.”
“If your mother did not know how to love herself, or your father did not know how to love himself, then it would be impossible for them to teach you to love yourself. They were doing the best they could with what they had been taught as children.”
“Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.”

You may also like:

Ian Stewart
Professor
John D. Barrow
Physicist
Marcus du Sautoy
Professor
Rene Thom
Mathematician
Roger Penrose
Physicist