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math thinking two
Math was a two-part exam and I once didn't go for the second part. I knew I'd done so badly on the first it was hopeless. I re-took it about four or five times. I think I eventually got it by getting the top GCSE grade. Rob Brydon
math science mind
What is necessary for 'the very existence of science,' and what the characteristics of nature are, are not to be determined by pompous preconditions, they are determined always by the material with which we work, by nature herself. We look, and we see what we find, and we cannot say ahead of time successfully what it is going to look like. ... It is necessary for the very existence of science that minds exist which do not allow that nature must satisfy some preconceived conditions. Richard P. Feynman
math beer understanding
To not know math is a severe limitation to understanding the world.
mathematics unlimited
More and more I'm aware that the permutations are not unlimited. Russell Hoban
math paint specialty
I failed math; Einstein passed it. But he couldn’t paint and sculpt like me. So we all have these specialties, these strengths. Robert Toth
math solitude noise
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere friends, rather than mob merriment, noise and thousands of nodding acquaintances. William Powell
math way boogers
And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics. William Joyce
math feelings let-it-go
I had a feeling once about mathematics - that I saw it all... but it was after dinner and I let it go. Winston Churchill
math feelings let-it-go
I had a feeling once about Mathematics - that I saw it all. Depth beyond depth was revealed to me - the Byss and Abyss. I saw - as one might see the transit of Venus or even the Lord Mayor's Show - a quantity passing through infinity and changing its sign from plus to minus. I saw exactly why it happened and why the tergiversation was inevitable but it was after dinner and I let it go.
hard-times tragedy would-be
You can picture pretty easily if there were a paying passenger aboard a rocket that failed, like Challenger failed. Certainly it would be a tragedy, and a tragedy for the company. They would have a hard time recovering from it. Sally Ride
hard-times games evil
In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history. Walter Lippmann
hard-times weight-problems people
When you become rich and famous and you get a lot of attention, very few people get to go through that cycle without having a hard time. Everybody in their lives has a hard period. I don't know anybody who's ever been alive who hasn't had like, heartbreak, despair, depression, death, drug or alcohol, or weight problems, or health problems. Kelly Cutrone
hard-times trying world
The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don’t. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy. Paulo Coelho
hard-times free-time hard
I have a hard time with free time. Shia LaBeouf
hard-times people dresses
People have a hard time making me dress up to look like a classy gal. Judy Holliday
hard-times people giving
Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free. Joyce Meyer
hard-times self-love like-you
If you don't like yourself, you're going to have a really hard time getting along with anyone else.
hard-times people feel-good
I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during really hard times. But I guess it's an honor and a privilege that I'm the one who gets to try to walk that line of making people feel good. Julie Chen
two emotion fear-of-love
There are only two emotions. Love and fear.... Love and fear is all there is == Everything else is just an offshoot motivated by those two. Carl Jung
two way directors
No two directors make the same film the same way. Rob Cohen
two trying gears
You can get the oldest drum machine out and whack out four sounds like a kick, snare, and two types of high-hat, and try and come up with the freshest thing on the spot. The gear can guide you - you can choose one bit of gear and it's obviously got its restrictions and its limitations, but at the same time, you've got to exploit what it's capable of and what it's best used for. Rob Brown
two-sides car would-be
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief. Richard Widmark
two splits world
My life was split by two worlds, but he kept me whole. Richelle Mead
two doe looks
Now I see some family resemblance. I was starting to wonder if Jill was adopted, but you two kind of look like each other." "So does our mailman back in North Dakota," said Adrian.
two waiting silence
Can you come over to Amberwood? I need you to help me break curfew and escape my dorm.” There were a few moments of silence. “Sage, I’ve been waiting two months to hear you say those words. You want me to bring a ladder?
two years lifetime
You can live a lifetime in two years.
two different two-different-things
Wanting and needing are two different things.