In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task.

Mathematics was associated with the gods, and with transcendence from the material world; women, by their nature, were supposedly rooted in this latter, baser realm.
Margaret Wertheim

What's really interesting and fun to explore is not just the falling in love and everything being great, but the obstacles to falling in love.
Patrick J. Adams

When I hear people say that Fox News is right wing, I know that's not true, because I'm the one doing the news. It's my show, and there's no place for opinion on my show. It's uninteresting to me.
Shepard Smith

Trends don't mean very much.
Peabo Bryson

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.
William Shenstone

The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.
Wole Soyinka

I love this acting stuff.
Harvey Martin

I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life.
Jennifer Egan

I'm not an atheist, but I'm not a Christian, either.
Eric Whitacre

I have had a lot of experience in broadcasting.
Jimmy Kimmel