Ada Lovelace Quotes

I was rather foolish in saying that I did not like arithmetic and to learn figures when I did - I was not thinking quite what I was about. The sums can be done better, if I tried, than they are.

Ada Lovelace

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: mathematician
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: December 10, 1815 - November 27, 1852

Topics

SayingThinkingBetterLearnDone

We ought to follow through on an idea that was first proposed by President Clinton to allow people over the age of 55 who are not eligible for Medicare into the Medicare system, at cost, and below cost for those who can't afford it. That takes care of a significant number of the people who don't have health insurance.

John Edwards

AgeHealthPeopleCareInsurance

There have been 50 or 60 books written about Empress Orchid, but none of them bothered to really examine the period in China when she lived. I was taught that she was evil; it's in all the textbooks.

Anchee Min

EvilSheLivedChinaBeenTextbooks

God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

Andy Stanley

GodPlanningOrderSystemsHonors

The dynamic drives of modern economic growth, in the countries that entered the process ahead of others, meant a reaching out geographically; and the sequential spread of the process, facilitated by major changes in transport and communication, meant a continuous expansion to the less developed areas.

Simon Kuznets

CommunicationGrowthProcessAhead

I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely.

Tom Jenkinson

WorkAlwaysAbsolutelyPleased

The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Robyn Davidson

DecisionYourselfStepStrongLearn

You're not supposed to have a favourite book - it's like children.

Michael Robotham

ChildrenBookYouLikeSupposed

When you're singing about love stories, which is most of my songs, it's good to have a lot of information and to have a different point of view.

Luis Fonsi

LoveGoodSingingViewInformation

I'm a person who, when I set out to write, I write. It's just like when you set out to eat, you eat, or when you set out to sleep, you sleep. I don't do somersaults to write something. I just do it.

Juan Gabriel

SleepYouPersonWriteEatOut

I suppose there's an anger in all of us. Some hidden rage that you keep at bay.

Dominic Cooper

AngerYouHiddenRageKeepUs

We want to move forward in a bipartisan fashion to solve our problems.

Dick Durbin

FashionForwardProblemsWantMove

It's odd the things that people remember. Parents will arrange a birthday party, certain it will stick in your mind forever. You'll have a nice time, then two years later you'll be like, 'There was a pony there? Really? And a clown with one leg?'

David Sedaris

BirthdayTimeParentsPeopleMind

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