Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
"The world looks like a multiplication-table, or a mathematical equation, which, turn it how you will, balances itself."
Mathematical Equations quotes
Mathematical Equations
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Dan Brown
Author
"…Our sunsets have been reduced to wavelengths and frequencies. The complexities of the universe have been shredded into mathematical equations. Even our self-worth as human beings has been destroyed."
Carl Sagan
Astronomer, Astrophysicist
"Writing a novel is like trying to solve a very long mathematical equation. Changing anything can change everything else."
Douglas Adams
Writer, Humorist
"One nonabsolute number is the given time of arrival, which is now known to be one of the most bizarre of mathematical concepts, a number whose existence can only be defined as being anything other than itself. In other words, the given time of arrival is the one moment of time at which it is impossible that any member of the party will arrive."
Albert Einstein
Physicist
"A mathematical equation stands forever."
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"The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract."
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"If there was some sort of mathematical equation for beauty, I don’t know if I would be the algorithm. I’m not a supermodel. That’s not what I do. What I do is music. I want my fans to feel the way I do, to know what they have to offer is just as important, more important, than what’s happening on the outside."
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