Carl Friedrich Gauss Quotes

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: mathematician
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: April 30, 1777 - February 23, 1855

Topics

TimeWordsI AmWritingYouKnow

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

Jimmy Nail

FameFortuneWholeAddictiveThing

There's something pleasing about large, well-lit spaces. I love that dealers are willing to take massive chances in order to give this much room to their artists. Most of all, I love that more galleries showing more art gives more artists a shot.

Jerry Saltz

LoveArtMoreRoomTakeSomething

I like people who are fit. I figure if I work out, you can at least return the favor. Would I go out with a meathead? No.

Rose McGowan

WorkPeopleYouGoOutReturn

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

Clare Boothe Luce

BestMoneyWomanProtectionOwnHer

People in Scunthorpe don't care what I say. And I'm not camp, either. I'm a geezer. I'm not a raving queer, I've got a bit of character. I just ignore people who shout at me in the street. I just stick my head in the air; I'm not interested.

Boy George

CharacterPeopleMeCareIgnoreSay

People regard CGI as a gimmick; they almost blame CGI for a bad story or a bad script. They talk about CGI as if it's responsible for a drop in standards.

Peter Jackson

PeopleBlameStoryBadTalkAlmost

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

Marie Curie

TruthDownHurryWhoErrorsHunt

Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!

Leslie Nielsen

MeCallShirley

I went to college because my father thought that I should learn engineering, because he wanted to go into the heating business with me. There, I realized I wanted to be a physicist. I had to tell him, which was a somewhat traumatic experience.

Leonard Susskind

FatherBusinessExperienceCollege

The greatest impact you can have on people is never what you say but how you live... You set the standard with your actions. The words can come after.

Kurt Warner

LiveWordsPeopleImpactYouSay

Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one.

Jane Smiley

TragedyWantsNovelEveryGets

I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.

Greg Rutherford

GoodI AmMeNot Good EnoughEnough

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