Shakuntala Devi Quotes

#1. I haven't had any formal education. Through the grace of god, I am gifted in mathematics and the English language.

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#2. You develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.

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#3. Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.

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#4. I am a prince(ss) of peace, sitting on the throne of poise, directing my kingdom of activity.

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#5. If you do not use a muscle or any part of the body, it tends to become atrophic. So is the case with the brain. The more you use it, the better it becomes.

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#6. I cannot transfer my abilities to anyone, but I can think of quicker ways with which to help people develop numerical aptitude.

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#7. I was performing at a New Jersey high school, and I asked a class of 2,000 students, 'How many of you love mathematics?' and only one hand went up. And that was the hand of the maths teacher!

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#8. Immorality does not consist in being different. It consists in not allowing others to be so.

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#9. I don't even possess a car. I ride in auto-rickshaws because I like to be a part of the masses. I don't want to single myself out as someone up and above.

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#10. I have written a book called 'In the Wonderland of Numbers.' It's about a young girl, Neha, who is very poor in mathematics, but in a series of illusory experiences, she becomes a great mathematician.

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#11. Students shy away from Maths, but in reality Maths is the best friend of man.

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#12. Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.

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#13. Numbers have life; they're not just symbols on paper.

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#14. Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.

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#15. 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.

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#16. I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.

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