(16 quotes found)
“To divide one's life by years is of course to tumble into a trap set by our own arithmetic. The calendar consents to carry on its dull wall-existence by the arbitrary timetables we have drawn up in consultation with those permanent commuters . . .”
Clifton Fadiman
“The arithmetic works in their favor. Looking at year-over-year comparisons, March last year was among the weakest months where retail sales also suffered because of a late Easter.”
Michael Niemira
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing”
Mignon McLaughlin
“I don't think they did their arithmetic correctly. I think they needed an accountant to go over the numbers.”
Mary Staples Webber
“You can do the arithmetic.”
Tara O'Toole
“To divide one's life by years is of course to tumble into a trap set by our own arithmetic. The calendar consents to carry on its dull wall-existence by the arbitrary timetables we have drawn up in consultation with those permanent commuters, Earth and Sun. But we, unlike trees, need grow no annual rings.”
Cliff Fadiman
