Maria Nascimento > Maria's Quotes

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.”
― Ronald H. Coase, Essays on Economics and Economists

“Everyone is just a set of numbers that the government has access to. Humanity lies in the interpretation of those numbers.”
― Peter Tieryas, Cyber Shogun Revolution

“Fire, knives, automobiles, hair removal cream. Each of these things serves an important purpose. Each one makes our lives better. And each one can cause some serious problems when abused. Now you can add statistics to that list.”
― Charles Wheelan, Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data

“Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better.”
― Richard Paul

“As students cross the threshold from outside to insider, they also cross the threshold from superficial learning motivated by grades to deep learning motivated by engagement with questions. Their transformation entails an awakening--even, perhaps, a falling in love.”
― John C. Bean, Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom

“Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for mathematics is a pencil and paper.”
― Polya George

“If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.”
― George Polya, Mathematical Discovery on Understanding, Learning, and Teaching Problem Solving, Volume I