Quotes about In Math

Yes, I was really good in physics and in math. Votes: 4

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus. Votes: 4

I did grow up with a really big interest in math and science; I liked it. Votes: 4

I got good grades in math, but I never really enjoyed it. My favorite part of math was algebra, but geometry was the worst. Votes: 4

Whatever your problems in math are, I assure mine are greater. Votes: 3

I could never have been an accountant. I got a D in math. Votes: 3

I was a B student in math, simply because my teachers liked me, as an actor. Votes: 3

I didn't major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them, too. Votes: 3

I worry about Las Vegas schools. I hear in math, they only teach them to count to 21. Votes: 3

Students coming from father-present families score higher in math and science even when they come from weaker schools. Votes: 3

Only in math can you buy sixty cantaloupes and no one asks what the hell is wrong with you. Votes: 3

I never got a pass mark in math ... Just imagine - mathematicians now use my prints to illustrate their books. Votes: 3

My mother was an economics professor. I'm proficient in math, and statistics, game theory, symbolic logic and all of that. Votes: 3

I thought I was going to be a veterinarian. I was good in science and in math, and I loved animals. Votes: 3

Unfortunately I have never been good in math. Numbers simply do not interest me or seem as real to me as words. Votes: 3

I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy-- of course, both those ideas are really the same idea. Votes: 3

Today, over half of China's undergraduate degrees are in math, science technology and engineering, yet only 16 percent of America's undergraduates pursue these schools. Votes: 3

I'm very good in math, and I'm a logical thinker. I don't get wrapped up in things or even wrapped up in myself. Votes: 3

I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally. Votes: 3

I got good grades in math, but I never really enjoyed it. My favorite part of math was algebra, but geometry was the worst." Votes: 3

We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives-like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write. Votes: 3

Studies show American students are becoming less proficient in math. Experts say we should have seen this coming, but nobody could put 2 and 2 together. Votes: 3

If a child is poor in math but good at tennis, most people would hire a math tutor. I would rather hire a tennis coach. Votes: 3

In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science. Votes: 3

When something is beautiful in math, everything is just perfectly lined up, and you see through sheer thought that something really beautiful can take place. Votes: 3

When I was growing up, I always knew I'd be in the top of my class in math, and that gave me a lot of self-confidence. Votes: 3

You can be creative in anything - in math, science, engineering, philosophy - as much as you can in music or in painting or in dance. Votes: 3

The U.S. ranks 25th in math and 21st in science. We are woefully behind. The only way to change this situation is through public-private partnerships. Votes: 3

In life two negatives don't make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse. Votes: 3

I got a degree in math, from not a good school in Texas, and then I went to work as a software engineer. Just not glamorous at all. Votes: 3

I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region. Votes: 3

As a child, I was called stupid and lazy. On the SAT I got 159 out of 800 in math. My parents had no idea that I had a learning disability. Votes: 3

My background is in math and science, and I thrive on complexity, and I think lots of people do. People love puzzles; it's human nature to want to solve puzzles. Votes: 3

The casinos believe in math (and I don't mean numerology).They believe in the power of percentages and short pays, not in the power of magic stones, amulets and omens. Votes: 3

The New York Times - but the whole country gives it that weight. It's like the Asian kid in math class. Everybody in the media cheats off The New York Times. Votes: 3

Usually, girls weren't encouraged to go to college and major in math and science. My high school calculus teacher, Ms. Paz Jensen, made math appealing and motivated me to continue studying it in college. Votes: 3

There is an idea that a mind is wasted on the arts unless it makes you good in math or science. There is some evidence that the arts might help you in math and science. Votes: 3

Students need to decide, 'All right, well, does the height matter? Does the side of it matter? Does the color of the valve matter? What matters here?' - such an underrepresented question in math curriculum. Votes: 3

My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math;in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. Votes: 3

I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to be a Navy pilot. I majored in math because math had always come pretty easily to me and I liked it. Votes: 3

I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors. Votes: 3

I'd always been the confident guy in school. I was good in math and English, but I was still shy. I couldn't get up and speak in front of people. I was asked to do it when I was 10 years old and I burst out crying. Votes: 3

I was very good in all the maths and sciences. Votes: 2

I was very slow in maths, geometry I actually enjoyed. Votes: 2

I enjoyed like nothing else working in pure math, discovering new formulas. Votes: 2

At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math. Votes: 2

I did math in school, obviously. And I loved all my math teachers. Votes: 2

In school, my favorite subject was math. That's where I learned to count money. Votes: 2

Look, I'm 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! Votes: 2

Students shy away from Maths, but in reality Maths is the best friend of man. Votes: 2

My father would not pay for me to study anything but engineering or math in college. Votes: 2

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background. Votes: 2

I had higher math SATs than in English - yet I became an English major in college. Votes: 2

Regardless of any deviations, it was clear I was supposed to end up in math and physics. Votes: 2

I was a math guy as a kid. I was really good at math. I wasn't particularly interested in it. Votes: 2

I was an undergrad math major and a grad student in computer science. I'm hugely introverted, not atypical of math majors. Votes: 2

I'm not exactly a maths genius - I'm really good at maths, maths was my favorite subject in school, but I wasn't a genius. Votes: 2

I thought about majoring in Math, Chemistry and English, but Math had the fewest requirements, so I went with it. I knew I wanted to teach, and Math was my field, so I studied Math. Votes: 2

I have been running maths clubs for children completely free. In my building in Bangalore, I conduct maths clubs for several months, and every child who attended the club was poor in mathematics and is now showing brilliant results. Votes: 2

Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half. Votes: 1

Math is easy; design is hard. Votes: 0

I just am not good at math. Votes: 0

Math - it's not my best subject. Votes: 0

My best subjects were chemistry and math. Votes: 0

There's math, and everything else is debatable! Votes: 0

I am better at math than spelling. Votes: 0

Math is one of my favorite subjects. Votes: 0

Math is the language of the universe. Votes: 0

Math is sometimes called the science of patterns. Votes: 0

My success rate is 100 percent. Do the math. Votes: 0

I was particularly good at math and science. Votes: 0

This is not class warfare -- it's math. Votes: 0

I was told there would be no math Votes: 0

I was just kind of doing the math. Votes: 0

I just love math and most people don't. Votes: 0

No one wants to read a math book. Votes: 0

Math and science were my favorite subjects besides theater. Votes: 0

You can't argue with math, Carter. You'll always lose. Votes: 0

I like Math because there's only one right answer. Votes: 0

You can't hide secrets from the future with math. Votes: 0

100% of the people who give 110% do not understand math. Votes: 0

Physics is to math what sex is to masturbation. Votes: 0

I was a mathematics major and really into math. Votes: 0

Where there is no math, there is no freedom. Votes: 0

If Math was a woman, we'd be married already. Votes: 0

In the end, climate change is a math problem. Votes: 0

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. Votes: 0

On A Beautiful Mind, there was a wall of math Votes: 0

I'm an expert in higher level math. You + God = Enough Votes: 0

Building Oracle is like doing math puzzles as a kid. Votes: 0

Do the math. Expect catastrophes. Whatever happens, stay the course. Votes: 0

It's kind of hard to rally around a math class. Votes: 0

I was always good at math and science and physics. Votes: 0

Decorating is like math, a game of adding and subtracting. Votes: 0

On A Beautiful Mind, there was a wall of math. Votes: 0

I've always liked all the sciences, like math, physics and biology. Votes: 0

I've always liked all the sciences like math, physics and biology Votes: 0

Cooking and gardening involve so many disciplines: math, chemistry, reading, history. Votes: 0

I always like a good math solution to any love problem. Votes: 0

No wonder Sherlock Holmes did all that coke. Math is hard. Votes: 0

You know, I loved math. My mom was a math teacher. Votes: 0

For future reference: do not underestimate the seductive power of math. Votes: 0

Math, it's a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. Votes: 0

Music, to me, is not math or science. It is a language. Votes: 0

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills. Votes: 0

I have degrees in social science, math and physics. Everything but business. Votes: 0

To not know math is a severe limitation to understanding the world. Votes: 0

To be a scholar study math, to be a smart study magic. Votes: 0

It's the usual Socialist fiscal math of 1 + 1 = You're paying, so who cares. Votes: 0

If you do the math, films featuring women are a good investment. Votes: 0

He doesn't seem to mind at all that he's stupid about math. Votes: 0

Al-Qaeda's resurgence brings out the worst in the Bush Administration's math and logic. Votes: 0

Only Numbers. Pure math. You have to accustom yourself to thinking that way. Votes: 0

We're no longer intimidated by math, because we're slowly redefining what math is. Votes: 0

I'm no quitter, unless it comes to human relationships or math and science. Votes: 0

I love math. I have little secret number tattoos everywhere. I design them. Votes: 0

Somehow life had become a story problem, and William was horrible at math. Votes: 0

I was dyslexic, so math and formulas were not necessarily my strong suit. Votes: 0

My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs. Votes: 0

Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, I'm perfect. Votes: 0

Math is the only place where truth and beauty mean the same thing. Votes: 0

Trust me, there is no formula for most things that are not math. Votes: 0

Math and reading are my only weaknesses - other than that, Im perfect. Votes: 0

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure. Votes: 0

I joke around all the time, 'I'm Asian; I'm really good at math.' Votes: 0

Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math! Votes: 0

For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math. Votes: 0

Spirit Math: The quality of your life equals the ratio of appreciation to complaint. Votes: 0

Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind. Votes: 0

I really wanted to be veterinarian, but I got a 410 on my math SATs. Votes: 0

We cheated on our math tests, we carved some dirty words on the desk. Votes: 0

If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money. Votes: 0

I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it. Votes: 0

I see screenwriting as a bit like a math equation which I have to solve. Votes: 0

Kids deserve arts, and it's just as important as science, math, history, English or athletics. Votes: 0

One must acknowledge with cryptography no amount of violence will ever solve a math problem. Votes: 0

All the math you need in the stock market you get in the fourth grade. Votes: 0

In the financial sector, those whom the gods want to destroy they first teach math. Votes: 0

Plus, I was a math and science whiz from my first introduction to the subjects. Votes: 0

Math has a lot of negative stereotypes, but it can actually be fun and incredibly empowering. Votes: 0

Treat sins that your children struggle with like basic math. Practice, Practice, and you'll get it. Votes: 0

Are we going to do any thinking today, or is it going to be all math? Votes: 0

I could have gone to medical school, I said. Except for all the math and stuff. Votes: 0

I'm real good with math, with numbers, like my dad was. I'm pretty much dialed in. Votes: 0

If I wanted to be a doctor today I'd go to math school not med school. Votes: 0

Look, I'm over 40, I'm single, and I work in musical theater - you do the math! Votes: 0

I like to crack the jokes now and again, but it's only because I struggle with math. Votes: 0

What I really need is a woman who loves me for my money but doesn't understand math. Votes: 0

Math anxiety: an intense lifelong fear of two trains approaching each other at speeds of 60 and 80 MPH. Votes: 0

We teach reading, writing and math by [having students do] them. But we teach democracy by lecture. Votes: 0

We made love like the three minutes between 3:32 and 3:34. My endurance is even worse than my math. Votes: 0

Republicans and Democrats can barely do what they're supposed to do, and they sure can't do math! Votes: 0

During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students in chemistry. Votes: 0

My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardized testing and common core! Votes: 0

Math proficiency is the gateway to a number of incredible careers that students may never have considered. Votes: 0

I see a certain order in the universe and math is one way of making it visible. Votes: 0

Let's make math fun and sexy and glamorous. Smart is sexy, that's one of my main messages. Votes: 0

Music has more rules than math or magic and it's twice as dangerous as both or either. Votes: 0

There are some parts I like about school. I like math a lot, and I like physics. Votes: 0

Math is the great equalizer. If you can do the numbers, the boys have to respect you. Votes: 0

I got into writing and thinking about politics because I was told there would be no math. Votes: 0

You can count the dead, but you can't count the cost. We've got no math for Heaven... Votes: 0

Here then - the after math of meaning. A liftime finished between the space of two frames. Votes: 0

We can't just throw something out there and assume it works just because it has math in it. Votes: 0

Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony? Votes: 0

I loved math. I was such a nerd! I really enjoyed working through problems and finding the solution. Votes: 0

The math of time is simple: you have less than you think and need more than you know. Votes: 0

I don't have the time. It would take me too long to go through all of the math. Votes: 0

I spent 10 years working on a math Ph.D., and I finally got kind of good at it. Votes: 0

Brian and I were both science students. You know science sort of math and physics side, you know. Votes: 0

If I had my choice, every high school would be teaching financial literacy along with math and science. Votes: 0

Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I'll trade wisdom for youth any day. Votes: 0

I don't believe we're hateful. I think mostly we're just asleep, but the math adds up the same. Votes: 0

I dislike math, yet I respect and appreciate the fact that math is the language of the universe. Votes: 0

You could do math early, but there are no brilliant 16-year-old novelists. They don't know the human condition yet. Votes: 0

And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics. Votes: 0

When I was in school, I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective. Votes: 0

Math was always my bad subject. I couldn't convince my teachers that many of my answers were meant ironically. Votes: 0

I was always good at math and science, and I never realized that that was unusual or somehow undesirable. Votes: 0

We have 2,500 students and an 8,000-seat basketball arena. You do the math on how important basketball is in Aberdeen. Votes: 0

Who cares for Algebra?Who delights in solving math?I only want to live my lifeAlong the creative path. Votes: 0

When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective. Votes: 0

You may end up with a different math, but you're entitled to your math. I'm entitled to the math. Votes: 0

Those who do not know history are probably also not doing well in English or math. P.J. O'Rourke Votes: 0

A math lecture without a proof is like a movie without a love scene. This talk has two proofs. Votes: 0

American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading, math and science. We're even trailing France. Votes: 0

I went through a period of time when math was my favorite subject. Then math wasn't as fun so much. Votes: 0

I finished all the math books by third grade and most of the reading books. So I was considered disruptive. Votes: 0

Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean that you're entitled to conquer the universe. Votes: 0

I guess the approach to song writing for me so far has been to use more chords and less math. Votes: 0

We can either save the planet from catastrophic warming, or protect fossil fuel CEOs. Not both. Do the math(s) Votes: 0

This much I'm sure of. Chances for winning = 1 - (# of math students playing)/ (# of math students cheering). That's a fraction. Votes: 0

Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it. Votes: 0

Math is really about the human mind, about how people can think effectively, and why curiosity is quite a good guide. Votes: 0

My character, Taylor McKessie, is a little bit brighter in the math and science department than I am... okay, a lot. Votes: 0

Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos. Votes: 0

The math helps you have better understanding and helps you have more creative ideas, but you can't replace the creative ideas Votes: 0

My older brother was cool, so I was suddenly cool by association. And I totally dusted all my old math friends. Votes: 0

I knew comedy was the thing for me when I was the only Asian kid in high school... who failed math. Votes: 0

I liked math - that was my favorite subject - and I was very interested in astronomy and in physical science. Votes: 0

I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping late. Votes: 0

I was a normal human being, but I did like that. I read a lot. I also liked math and science. Votes: 0

I'm so Republican, my first name starts with 'R.' I'm so right-wing - well, Randy Weber. You do the math. Votes: 0

. . . I still wouldn't be able to control myself around him, and I'm math geek enough to know that equation doesn't work out. Votes: 0

Just as I had long suspected, a person didn't really need math for anything anyway. Maybe some people did. Some limited people. Votes: 0

But in the new (math) approach, the important thing is to understand what you're doing, rather than to get the right answer. Votes: 0

I love music because it's so fecking brilliant. Music is math, and math is the structure of everything and pretty much perfect. Votes: 0

I failed math; Einstein passed it. But he couldn't paint and sculpt like me. So we all have these specialties, these strengths. Votes: 0

President Obama said he plans on training 10,000 new math and science teachers. How about teaching math to that economic team of his? Votes: 0

I take great solace that Einstein failed math. I failed math. I also failed English and home economics. Einstein was an underachiever. Votes: 0

Earlier today, President Bush said Kerry will be a tough and hard-charging opponent. That explains why Bush's nickname for Kerry is math. Votes: 0

I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math. Votes: 0

Photography let me show other people how I saw the world. Math required me to do work that made my head hurt. Votes: 0

Real frontier-busting math explores new worlds . . . . If you can communicate that experience, somewhere between math and uncertainty, life experience provides the balance. Votes: 0

One of the nice things about math and science is it's obvious, you get the answer or you don't get the answer. Votes: 0

I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. Votes: 0

Someone has remarked that 'An ideal math talk should have one proof and one joke and they should not be the same'. Votes: 0

Math can explain the reason there's one out of four chance that I'd have blue eyes. But it doesn't explain why me. Votes: 0

Women, girls and young ladies tend to be as good or better at math than boys, but you didn't think that either... Votes: 0

I was very into math and calculus, and just always was very - really interested in that. But any sort of numbers. Votes: 0

Math was my big interest when I was in prep school. I was considering taking math in college, and majoring in it. Votes: 0

Once you understand that there's a spiritual math, add soul to the science and subtract the riff-raff. 24-7-365, cause 9 to 5 ain't alive. Votes: 0

Just do the math. In the next 50 to 75 years, people will be living to be 130 and 140. They'll be working until they're 100. It's incredible. Votes: 0

People want sex education out of the schools. They believe sex education causes promiscuity. Hey, I took algebra, but I never do math. Votes: 0

Many schools today are sacrificing social studies, the arts and physical education so children can cover basic subjects like math, English and science. Votes: 0

Political journalists, socially inept or no, are not nerds. Most of them can't do math, a fact that campaigns and politicians regularly exploit. Votes: 0

Iraq was home of the Abbasid Caliphate, a golden age when the Muslim world was at the forefront of math, science and medicine. Votes: 0

I would hope that maybe math teachers could use 'Prime Baby' as a way of establishing an emotional connection between students and numbers. Votes: 0

Everyone seems to be running against a liar, but nobody seems to be one. Odd - I mean, the math doesn't work out. Votes: 0

To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality. Votes: 0

I send my kids to school not only to learn how to read and write and do math, but also to develop socially. Votes: 0

I was engaged in all the required courses of math and geometry, but the area that I blossomed in was the art program. Votes: 0

When I was in graduate school in consumer science and math, all of the big companies had labs, all doing blue sky research. Votes: 0

I'm not very good at science or math, even though I pretend. And I'm not very good at teaching. I'm not very patient. Votes: 0

When I was in graduate school in consumer science and math, all of the big companies had labs, all doing blue sky research, Votes: 0

The schools I went to as a kid made me wary. It was clear to me that everything was a lie except math. Votes: 0

In Montana, a math teacher is running for the Senate. Win or lose, she plans on demanding a recount because math is fun. Votes: 0

What is debt anyway? A debt is just the perversion of a promise. It is a promise corrupted by both math and violence. Votes: 0

I teach high school math. I sell a product to a market that doesn't want it, but is forced by law to buy it. Votes: 0

All the traditional STEM fields, the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are stoked when you dream big in an agency such as NASA. Votes: 0

Dreams are what guide us, art is what defines us, math is what makes it all possible, and love is what lights our way. Votes: 0

We met [with Massimo Pupillo] many years ago in the halcyon days of the underground avant-prog math-rock scene when I was playing in Guapo... Votes: 0

[Math] curriculum is obsessed with jargon and nomenclature seemingly for no other purpose than to provide teachers with something to test the students on. Votes: 0

Believe it or not, lots of people change their majors and abandon their dreams just to avoid a couple of math classes in college. Votes: 0

Chess can help a child develop logical thinking, decision making, reasoning, and pattern recognition skills, which in turn can help math and verbal skills. Votes: 0

Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems. Votes: 0

Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion. Votes: 0

...now Eli was my new neighbor. Which was fine with me because I sucked at Math. Math and I were not on speaking terms. Votes: 0

Math does come easily to me, but I was always much more interested in what theorems imply about the world than in proving them. Votes: 0

I think there's no way they should have to teach [math] now. We have computers. We no longer need to know why 3x = 2y/4. Votes: 0

You can go your whole life and not need math or physics for a minute, but the ability to tell a joke is always handy. Votes: 0

On Venus you could cook a 16-inch pepperoni pizza in seven seconds, just by holding it out to the air. (Yes, I did the math.) Votes: 0

Math is a language that you use to describe statistics, but really it's about collecting information and putting it in an order that makes sense. Votes: 0

The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education. Votes: 0

In fact, NSF was the leading successful efforts to improve U.S. math and science education long before the Department of Education was even created. Votes: 0

We need all hands on deck, and that means clearing hurdles for women and girls as they navigate careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. Votes: 0

People who know math understand what other mortals understand, but other mortals do not understand them. This asymmetry gives them a presumption of superior ability. Votes: 0

Bashful=Spanish, Miss Gardenia Doc=Psychology, Mr. Wang Happy=Chemistry 2, Mr. Durbin Dopey=English Lit., Mr. Purcell Dippy=Math, Mrs. Craig Dumbass=PE, Coach Crater Votes: 0

The math of quantum mechanics and the math of general relativity, when they confront one another, they are ferocious antagonists and the equations don't work. Votes: 0

One thing is for sure: most of the people admitting candidates to universities for technical subjects are pretty dissatisfied with the level of math education. Votes: 0

Almost 50 years old now, some 30 years after graduation, I look at my Caltech classmates and conclude that math whizzes do not take over the world. Votes: 0

This isn't like cancer, where we don't know the solution. Financial planning is math. We have the answers, yet it's this huge cause of stress. Votes: 0

Each individual has a responsibility to get out of bed, learn their ABCs, learn your math tables, not use race and racism as an excuse. Votes: 0

The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading. Votes: 0

In high school, I once sang 'Let's Get It On' and 'Brown Sugar' with a band that included my English teacher and my math teacher. Votes: 0

What do I like about math? , When I've got figures in front of me, it relaxes me. Kind of like, everything fits where it belongs. Votes: 0

There are only two kinds of math books: Those you cannot read beyond the first sentence, and those you cannot read beyond the first page. Votes: 0

Yeah, Silver and his math are jokes, because math has a liberal bias. After all, math is the reason Mitt Romney's tax plan doesn't add up. Votes: 0

I certainly was a geeky kid myself, but to me, math and science were always these magical things- powerful tools you could use in incredible ways. Votes: 0

The flaw in, say, austerity, is that its success is predicated on the relative exactitude of math rather than the shifting, liquid imperfection of people's lives. Votes: 0

Community is essential when it comes to successfully living out the Christian walk in a day-to-day context. So the math is simple: More community = More disciples. Votes: 0

And the only answer I know isThat no child should give up on life.Math deals in absolutes.But life is the most absolute of all. Votes: 0

All human states are organic brain states - happiness, sadness, fear, lust, dreaming, doing math problems and writing novels - and our brains are not static. Votes: 0

Your faith is very important. I have done the math, and you are going to be dead a whole lot longer that you will be alive. Votes: 0

I'm not much of a math and science guy. I spent most of my time in school daydreaming and managed to turn it into a living. Votes: 0

Here's the thing. Math and I broke up two years ago, and now whenever we get together it's just weird and awkward for both of us. Votes: 0

When general relativity was first put forward in 1915, the math was very unfamiliar to most physicists. Now we teach general relativity to advanced high school students. Votes: 0

Common Core, the initiative that claims to more accurately measure K-12 student knowledge in English and math, also encourages children to step up their critical thinking. Votes: 0

We all know that there are these exemplars who can take the toughest students, and they'll teach them two-and-a-half years of math in a single year. Votes: 0

A play that works well and is done quite a lot - I've never done the math - but it's probably more remunerative than a movie. Votes: 0

The flaw in, say, austerity, is that its success is predicated on the relative exactitude of math rather than the shifting, liquid imperfection of peoples lives. Votes: 0

I thought I was going to be a math major. My parents were both accountants and wanted me to major in business. Math was our compromise. Votes: 0

There's no reason to stereotype yourself. Doing math is like going to the gym - it's a workout for your brain and it makes you smarter. Votes: 0

Jesus was a pothead- long hair, beard, sandals, carpenter- do the math it all adds up. Living with twelve guys with no visible means of support. Votes: 0

I didn't go to Catholic school but I had a tough teacher, a tough math teacher.I remember everything that guy taught me. I really do. Votes: 0

[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to do it. Votes: 0

I prefer home-schooling because you can work at your own pace and go towards more what you're interested in, whether it be history or geography or math. Votes: 0

Common Core, the initiative that claims to more accurately measure K-12 student knowledge in English and math, also encourages children to step up their 'critical thinking.' Votes: 0

I've taught statistics, math courses and what I've found is that often if you teach them algebraically the formulas, you'll have one group of kids doing well. Votes: 0

I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef. Votes: 0

As convenient as that would be to make it easier to communicate with more prolific musicians, I don't want to think of music like a math equation. Votes: 0

Christians remind me of schoolboys who want to look up the answers to their math problems in the back of the book rather than work them through. Votes: 0

Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries. Votes: 0

Dear Math, please grow up and solve your own problems. I'm tired of solving them for you. Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Votes: 0

There is something very pleasing about the principles of science and the rules of math, because they are so inevitable and so harmonious - in the abstract, anyway. Votes: 0

We need to tap the resource of current and retiring science and math professionals that have both content mastery and the practical experience to serve as effective teachers. Votes: 0

I didn't know there were this many math guys," Hale said as they stepped onto the crowded concourse. Kat cleared her throat. "And women," he added. "Math women. Votes: 0

It is a mistake to suppose that requiring the nonmathematical to take more advanced math courses will enhance their understanding and not merely exacerbate their sense of inadequacy. Votes: 0

In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself. Votes: 0

A well-known mathematician once told me that the great thing about liking both math and sex was that he could do either one while thinking about the other. Votes: 0

Hope is good. Without it, well, you do the math. But hope has to be like a prayer. Putting it out there to something more powerful than yourself. Votes: 0

Markets are fundamentally volatile. No way around it. Your problem is not in the math. There is no math to get you out of having to experience uncertainty. Votes: 0

I like to study a lot of math, physics, and the Bible, too. For me, they all show that there's a lot more to things than we see. Votes: 0

Hundreds,' Joe says. 'Hundreds and hundreds. But then again, I'm old.' So old, Jesus was in your math class,' I say. I crack myself up. Votes: 0

Let's face it; by and large math is not easy, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you conquer a problem, and reach new heights of understanding. Votes: 0

Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math. Votes: 0

Although I was first drawn to math and science by the certainty they promised, today I find the unanswered questions and the unexpected connections at least as attractive. Votes: 0

Most people who open restaurants will fail, because they lack the fundamental understanding of restaurant math. Either they think they're superstar cooks or they think they're superstar hosts. Votes: 0

Math is my favorite subject. It's the universal language. I like the fact that wherever you go in the whole world, two plus two will still be four. Votes: 0

If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance. Votes: 0

I considered law and math. My Dad was a lawyer. I think though I would have ended up in physics if I didn't end up in computer science. Votes: 0

I have been involved with science and math education my whole life. My hope is to continue to promote the love of these beautiful disciplines to the next generation. Votes: 0

Mathematicians grow very old; it is a healthy profession. The reason you live long is that you have pleasant thoughts. Math and physics are very pleasant things to do. Votes: 0

I've been on swims where people have freaked out about sharks. You have to think about something else, otherwise it will absolutely paralyze you. I do math problems, anything. Votes: 0

Environment-based education produces student gains in social studies, science, language arts, and math; improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages; and develops skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making. Votes: 0

When I was 18, science, physics, and math were my favorite. I was a bit of a nerd - the only girl with a lot of boys at chess championships. Votes: 0

See how the Ganga flows by and what a nice building! I like this place. This is the ideal kind of place for a Math. (in Belur, West Bengal). Votes: 0

To relax, I do yoga and meditate and do little math problems, and it's fun to check that part of your brain off and turn on a different part. Votes: 0

C'este donc par l'étude des mathématiques, et seulement par elle, que l'on peut se faire une idée juste et approfondie de ce que c'est qu'une science. Votes: 0

I had accepted a job being a math teacher for Teach For America. So, that's what I would have done at least in the two years after I graduated. Votes: 0

Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.' Votes: 0

If you love math, have a knack for numbers, study hard and become a successful accountant; who cares if you can't draw a straight line or sing on key? Votes: 0

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line. Votes: 0

There was a young fellow from Trinity, Who took the square root of infinity. But the number of digits, Gave him the fidgets; He dropped Math and took up Divinity. Votes: 0

When it turned out that he could, Karou dropped to her knees to genuflect. "Gods of math and physics," she intoned, "I accept your gift of this clever fair-haired boy Votes: 0

I loved problems on paper, and I was good at math, but I was a mechanical engineer, and I never understood - or cared to - how a car worked. Votes: 0

Science, math and engineering can give you the exhilarating power to become not mere spectators or consumers, but the active explorers, makers and doers who will help invent the future. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Spending time with math people is a lot of fun. As a result of the play, I've had semi-drunken dinners with mathematicians all over the country. I recommend the experience. Votes: 0

In 1960, I enrolled in the chemical engineering program at UNAM, as this was then the closest way to become a physical chemist, taking math-oriented courses not available to chemistry majors. Votes: 0

What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders and races and backgrounds and cultures. Votes: 0

Physics is the most basic part of science and, of course, math. It gives you insight into everything - a foundation, I should say, to understand nature and the universe. Votes: 0

A new study found that students who are taught abstinence end up with better math scores. Of course, if you join the math team, the abstinence takes care of itself. Votes: 0

In American math classes, we teach a lot of concepts poorly over many years. In the Asian systems they teach you very few concepts very well over a few years. Votes: 0

You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn't waste either. Votes: 0

If you're a waiter and you're waiting on me, you might get five percent, you might get seventy percent. It depends on how bad my math skills are that day. Votes: 0

Activism is setting a goal of something you would like to be different, and figuring out what would have to change to achieve that goal. It's sort of like math. Votes: 0

It's probably indicative that I was destined for an academic career that I'm 6-5 and I lost the slam-dunk championship to somebody 5-8. I was a lot better at math. Votes: 0

Being an electronic genius was a reputation I had, maybe being even into math and science almost exclusively and not wanting to be in the other normal parts of the world. Votes: 0

When I originally entered UCLA, I had planned to go for a film major, but I kept finding myself taking math classes for fun, 'cause I missed them from high school! Votes: 0

Test scores aren't perfect, but having a test score for math or reading or other things that we can objectively measure is a meaningful component that makes a lot of sense. Votes: 0

The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math. Votes: 0

A hit show takes Hollywood magic indeed, but it also takes a lot of math and science, plus the study of polls and trends to make and sell a TV show. Votes: 0

Somehow it's O.K. for people to chuckle about not being good at math. Yet if I said, 'I never learned to read,' they'd say I was an illiterate dolt. Votes: 0

I'm not terribly athletic. And... there's a lot of things I'm not good at. And if it makes anybody feel better, I was really a pretty bad math student growing up. Votes: 0

There is certainly the intention of efforts like the Common Core to raise education standards and make sure that every student masters advanced math concepts - algebra, geometry, statistics and probability. Votes: 0

I'm thinking of switching banks, and my friend said, 'Well, what's wrong with Citibank?' Well, they can't spell 'city.' I hope their math is better than their English is. Votes: 0

I want to reach back into my history with a grade-school pink eraser, scrubbing away my decisions like mistakes on a math test. To bad I drew my mistakes in ink. Votes: 0

Not every child learns the same way. I could not learn through my eyes. Reading was impossible. Math, to compute it in my mind, was impossible. I learned everything through listening. Votes: 0

No one really buys records anymore. You can look at sales and do that math real quick. Unfortunately, it's fast food in the music industry. People don't ingest full records anymore. Votes: 0

The fact that the same symbolic programming primitives work for those as work for math kinds of things, I think, really validates the idea of symbolic programming being something pretty general. Votes: 0

In math, you could get 100 percent. It was very fair. That's what I liked about math. You could figure it out, and the teacher couldn't have a stupid opinion about it. Votes: 0

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together. Votes: 0

Capitalism is like math. It is amoral. It is good at producing wealth; it's bad at distributing wealth. Unless it operates within a moral framework it will produce an unjust society. Votes: 0

I want to reach back into my history with a grade-school pink eraser, scrubbing away my decisions like mistakes on a math test. Too bad I drew my mistakes in ink. Votes: 0

At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they're interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously. Votes: 0

My favorite subject in high school was English. I love reading and writing, and I felt really supported in this subject, and my least favorite was math, since I felt completely lost. Votes: 0

While President Obama shirks his responsibility to advance solutions to our fiscal challenges, he can no longer hide from the merciless math of the balance sheet. Conservatives have made certain of that. Votes: 0

I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly. Votes: 0

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school. Votes: 0

I couldn't picture myself with a boyfriend, but if I had to, I envisioned a nice normal guy who turned in his math homework on time and maybe even played rec baseball. Votes: 0

It's such a diversion to be constantly thinking of better ways I can teach people math that my hunger is for that really, for new ways of translating the beauty of it. Votes: 0

Within the United States, there is a real division between the PhDs given in science and math to the Asian community, to the traditional white community, and then to African-Americans and Hispanics. Votes: 0

Pickover's lively, provocative travel guide takes readers into the fascinating realm of mystic math, from perfectly strange numbers to fractured geometries and other curious nooks and crannies of ancient worlds and modern times. Votes: 0

I hated science in high school. Technology? Engineering? Math? Why would I ever need this? Little did I realize that music was also about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, all rolled into one. Votes: 0

Two contrasting attitudes: non-math person: "Math is so abstract." i.e. "hard to understand" math person: We abstract *in order to understand.* Part of our job is to teach people this latter mentality. Votes: 0

I'm a mathematician, basically. What I do is look around for problems where I can find useful applications for mathematics. All I do, really, is the math, and other people have the ideas. Votes: 0

I am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new math" was the premature introduction of technical terms. Votes: 0

What promotes math progress even more than new ideas are new technical tools and habits of thought that encapsulate existing ideas, so that insights of one generation become the instincts of the next. Votes: 0

Every math curriculum in the world is based on the idea of hand-calculating, and most of what you're teaching is how to calculate. And I think the resistance to this is very variable. Votes: 0

Every math curriculum in the world is based on the idea of hand-calculating, and most of what you're teaching is how to calculate. And I think the resistance to this is very variable. Votes: 0

If anyone tells you it's impossible to be fabulous and smart and make a ton of money using math, well, they can just get in line behind you - and kiss your math. Votes: 0

Skibbereen have a hard time at [math]; the best that the smartest of them can do with adding two plus two is guessing: three plus one. Correct, sort of, but not always useful. Votes: 0

In school math and science were my favorite subjects, but I probably in my true self I'm more of a people person. At the same time, I don't think that's how I recharge. Votes: 0

There's a branch of math called the foundations of math. It's kind of like quantum mechanics. It's about how this very complex theory of math can be built up from very basic parts. Votes: 0

When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit markets aren't going to keep on giving us cheap rates. Votes: 0

Math was always hard for me, but my dad would come up with ways of making it fun. I remember playing 'Number Munchers' on our old Mac... That counts as math class, right? Votes: 0

In some ways, I never outgrew my adolescence. I wake up in the morning and think, 'Oh my God, I'm late for a math test!' But then I say, 'Wait a minute. I'm 40. Votes: 0

All over China, parents tell their children to stop complaining and to finish their quadratic equations and trigonometric functions because there are sixty-five million American kids going to bed with no math at all. Votes: 0

Public discourse about climate change has resulted in the erroneous idea that it's all about cost, burden and sacrifice. If the math was correct, everyone would see it's about profit, jobs and competitive advantage. Votes: 0

People are more easily manipulated when they don't have information. If you ensure that kids grow up without basic reading skills, math skills, and so forth, then you ensure that they can't act effectively. Votes: 0

Yes, I was a big math and computer geek, that's true. I was driven by the scholastic side of things. For me, it was all about what I could do with math and computers. Votes: 0

Economics anxiety may be even more common than the often identified 'math anxiety,' for unlike math, which has its personal uses, economics is seen as a mysterious set of forces manipulated from above. Votes: 0

Women are actually superb at math; they just happen to engage in their own variety of it, an intricate personal math in which desires are split off from one another, weighed, balance, traded, assessed. Votes: 0

You know when you're a kid and you think, 'Oh no, I've got double math, this is never gonna end,' but then it ends, and it's like it never happened? That's like life. Votes: 0

I was always good at math, but I was good at everything. It sounds obnoxious, but I was just smart. In school, it's kind of obvious when you're learning things faster than other kids. Votes: 0

If you don't take enough math classes or science classes or writing intensive classes, you're not going to be prepared to compete in college or the workplace -- no matter what your diploma says. Votes: 0

There is number of different efforts around the country are to try to redesign the math pathway and the courses that students have to take to make it more applicable to the real world. Votes: 0

We need more math classes, we need more science. It's the art of math and the art of science that creates all the innovation, and we have a tradition of great arts, great music. Votes: 0

I think scientists have a valid point when they bemoan the fact that it's socially acceptable in our culture to be utterly ignorant of math, whereas it is a shameful thing to be illiterate. Votes: 0

You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy. Votes: 0

When I came to Harvard, I was debating between math and science, and I guess I thought in the end I wanted something that could connect to the real world. I liked puzzle-solving and connections. Votes: 0

I thought I wanted to be a physicist in high school until I learned that there was much more math than philosophy in it. I assumed I would just sit around all day and think. Votes: 0

They look at what's more important, like subjects to help with the SAT's, etc. They miss that music is vital. It offers a break from a stressful day of science and math and it's different. Votes: 0

I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind. Votes: 0

I can't stop biting my nails. It's a bad habit of mine. I like anything to do with math and numbers. I know a lot of people don't like geometry, but for me it's fun. Votes: 0

Numbers still gave Astrid pleasure. That was the great thing about numbers: it required no faith to believe that two plus two equaled four. And math never, ever condemned you for your thoughts and desires. Votes: 0

I can't stop biting my nails. It's a bad habit of mine. I like anything to do with math and numbers. I know a lot of people don't like geometry, but for me it's fun." Votes: 0

During the year, our schools are busy slashing P.E. and recess to make more time for math. During the summer, we get ourselves worked into a tizzy that our children will forget their fractions. Votes: 0

When girls are asking themselves 'Who am I?' for the first time and they hear all this bad PR about math, they think, 'Well, whoever I am, I'm not somebody who likes math.' Votes: 0

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel. Votes: 0

Since I was born I wanted to entertain and communicate. I wanted to communicate so badly ... My sixth-grade math teacher taped my mouth. I'm still out to get her [for that]. It was very traumatizing! Votes: 0

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do. Votes: 0

My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school. My dad trained as an electrical engineer, and my mom is in microbiology. Votes: 0

I'd never had a mind for math. ... It was a logic that made little sense to me. In my perception, the world wasn't a graph or a formula or an equation. It was a story. Votes: 0

When I was in school, my favorite subject was math. I took algebra and calculus. At an early age I grasped it and understood it quickly. I just enjoyed breaking the codes and solving problems. Votes: 0

I love teaching online at my website and soon I'll be writing a math book. I love to teach math. I just don't have time for a full-time teaching gig. Acting is way too time-consuming. Votes: 0