“Nonmathematical people sometimes ask me, “You know math, huh? Tell me something I’ve always wondered, What is infinity divided by infinity?” I can only reply, “The words you just uttered do not make sense. That was not a mathematical sentence. You spoke of ‘infinity’ as if it were a number. It’s not. You may as well ask, 'What is truth divided by beauty?’ I have no clue. I only know how to divide numbers. ‘Infinity,’ ‘truth,’ ‘beauty’—those are not numbers.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsMayI CanSometimesAsksNumbersBeautyKnow HowTruth IsSentencesMathMathematicalMake SenseAsk MeSpokesDividedDividesInfinityClue Book:Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Source: Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
“The truth is -- we are always highly motivated when something means a great deal to us. If I fell into a deep lake and I didn't know how to swim, I would become highly motivated in an instant. Climbing from the lake would mean more to me than anything else in the world. My effort would be no less than astounding and I would suddenly become one of the most excited and enthusiastic persons imaginable.” IfsKnowsWorldMeanPersonsWould BeDealsEffortKnow HowTruth IsExcitedInstantLakesSwimMotivatedClimbingEnthusiastic Author:Steve Goodier
“I wouldn't call it an addiction. But the truth is, when you join a team as a new professional you encounter a system. As a young rider, older riders let you know how the business works.” KnowsYoungKnow HowTeamTruth IsAddictionEncountersRiders Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“It's for balance, if you want to do that. But the truth is that we all know how we're supposed to eat. And so if you have fried chicken and mashed potatoes and white gravy, then the next day you have, like a grape and you're totally evened out and you're good.” IfsKnowsWantNextWhiteKnow HowBalanceTruth IsChickensNext DayPotatoesGrapesGravyFried ChickenMashed Potatoes Author:Trisha Yearwood
“I never know how much of what I say is true.” KnowsTruthFunnyKnow HowTruth IsExplanationCynicismAltruismSaying The Truth Author:Bette Midler
“Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that many women. The truth is I can't even remember her face. I kind of know how strong her thighs were, and her beauty. But what I won't forget is the way she tore open the barbecued chicken with her hands, and wiped the grease on her breasts.” KnowsWayKindI CanHandsRememberFacesNamesStrongForgetKnow HowTruth IsBedBreastsChickensThighsHer BeautyGrease Author:Jack Gilbert