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“The principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific substitute for civil war in which the opposing armies are counted and the victory is awarded to the larger before any blood is shed.”
Walter Lippmann
“[T]he number of neurons in the brain is very much larger than the number of components in a computer. . .”
Jeremy Bernstein
“We can't be certain of everything operating at current high numbers, ... We can't count on one-year results to make heavy spending announcements. As politically great as it sounds it wouldn't be responsible financial management.”
Carole Taylor
“These sometimes are the kind of things that cost lives … In this case, when we look at the number of abuses of the regulations, plus the fact that people were misdirected … people just weren't in tune with proper procedures.”
Loyola Hearn
“Despite impressive gains in the numbers and quality of courses over the past twenty years, entrepreneurship education still lives mostly on the fringes of academe, not in the mainstream. Our aim is to change that so that entrepreneurship is a legitimate, full-fledged field of study. The Kauffman Panel's guidance on the formation of a comprehensive curriculum in entrepreneurship is central to this goal.”
Carl Schramm
“imaginary numbers.”
Leonhard Euler
“We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.”
Jean Guitton
“I'm not a mean player. You'll notice I never pick on a player who has a number above 30.”
Mike Ditka
“We have the largest number of freshman out we've ever had, ... It's also the biggest team we've had since we restarted cross country. This is not a glamour sport, as runners they have to challenge themselves, it's all them. The sportsmanship is great out there. Cross country represents what high school sports should be.”
Shawn Woods
“That which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it”
Aristotle
