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Although he may not always recognize his bondage, modern man lives under a tyranny of numbers. – Nicholas Eberstadt, The Tyranny of Numbers: Mismeasurement and Misrule

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Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head. – Carl Sandburg, "Arithmetic"

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Infinity is a floorless room without walls or ceiling. – Author Unknown

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I used to love mathematics for its own sake, and I still do, because it allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness…. – Stendhal (Henri Beyle), The Life of Henri Brulard

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