Quotes About Mathematical Induction

#1. What a mathematical proof actually does is show that certain conclusions, such as the irrationality of , follow from certain premises, such as the principle of mathematical induction. The validity of these premises is an entirely independent matter which can safely be left to philosophers.

Timothy Gowers

#2. Beyond the natural numbers, addition, multiplication, and mathematical induction are intuitively clear.

L. E. J. Brouwer

#3. It's always a good starting point to tell a story that has many layers.

Pawel Pawlikowski

#4. Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

John Bonham

#5. A man who wears a fragrant flower on his collar spreads a perfume wherever he goes. (141)

Prem Prakash

#6. All thoughts emit a throw of dice

Stephane Mallarme

#7. Ranmaru: I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! Everything... Is my fault.

Goda: Is it your fault... the Earth is round and the sky is blue... and my hair is wavy?

Bisco Hatori

#8. There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature.

Charles Eastman

#9. Over-familiar, the music has become a kind of audio-Valium, background music rather than something I listen to actively and attentively. A gin and tonic after a long day. A shame, I think, because while each note remains the same, I used to hear them differently. It used to sound better.

David Nicholls

#10. Gods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.

Terry Pratchett

#11. What would it be life to forget your favourite colour? Or the girl that smashed up your heart?

Tarryn Fisher

#12. People are attracted to those who fully live life without excuses.

Peggy Sue Wells

#13. I didn't set out to be at the top of technology companies. I'm just geeky and shy, and I like to code.

Marissa Mayer

#14. He chanced to be in a lucid critical mood, and would not sympathize with exaltation.

E. M. Forster

#15. From what I have said of the natives of New Holland they may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon earth but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans, being wholly unacquainted not only with the superfluous, but

James Cook

#16. I realised when it came to men, I did not pick the beautiful or the correct. I picked the wrong one.

Rabih Alameddine

#17. If you have only one life, you can't altogether ignore the question: are you enjoying it?

Sebastian Faulks