Home / Quotes / Quote by Bill Cosby

Quote by Bill Cosby

“Calculus is one course you can come with to your parents and say, I am dropping it. And they'll understand.”

Quote by Bill Cosby

Author

Bill Cosby, born on July 12, 1937, is a renowned American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Known for his unique humor style and wisdom, he starred in numerous television shows and films, achieving significant success in various fields. more

You May Also Like

“"I see it, but I don't believe it."”

Believe Logic Don't Believe Certainty Uncertainty Reasoning Statistics Calculus Ontology

Author:Richard Dedekind

“Infinity converts the possible into the inevitable.”

Education Mathematics Inevitable Statistics Infinity Calculus

Author:Norman Cousins

“God created infinity, and man, unable to understand infinity, had to invent finite sets.”

Men Education Mathematics Statistics Infinity Finite Calculus

Book:Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy

Source: Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy

“Zeno was concerned with three problems... These are the problem of the infinitesimal, the infinite, and continuity.”

Problem Three Education Concerned Infinite Mathematics Statistics Continuity Calculus

Author:Bertrand Russell

“If one puts an infinite number of monkeys in front of typewriters, and lets them clap away, there is a certainty that one of them will come out with an exact version of the 'Iliad.'”

Ifs Numbers Education Fronts Infinite Mathematics Versions Certainty Statistics Monkeys Typewriters Calculus Iliad

Book:Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile

Source: Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile

“After years of finding mathematics easy, I finally reached integral calculus and came up against a barrier. I realized that this was as far as I could go, and to this day I have never successfully gone beyond it in any but the most superficial way.”

Way Years Easy Gone Findings Mathematics I Realized Barriers Statistics This Day Superficial Calculus Integral Calculus

Book:I, Asimov: A Memoir

Source: I, Asimov: A Memoir

“Calculus is the outcome of a dramatic intellectual struggle which has lasted for twenty-five hundred years.”

Years Struggle Five Intellectual Hundred Twenties Dramatic Outcomes Statistics Twenty Five Calculus

Author:Richard Courant

“There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else - but persistent.”

Way Firsts Two Mathematics Math Smarter Persistent Two Ways Funny Mathematics Great Math Good Math

Author:Raoul Bott

“Mathematics should be fun.”

Should Fun Education Mathematics Math

Author:Peter Hilton

“By the end of the first month of the 1995 session, each senator will have made more money than any person who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage for the entire year.”

Years Firsts Persons Made Ends Hours Education Week Months Mathematics Math More Money Minimum Senators Session Minimum Wage

Author:William J. Clinton