Steven Strogatz Quotes

The frequencies of the notes in a scale—do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do—sound to us like they’re rising in equal steps. But objectively their vibrational frequencies are rising by equal multiples. We perceive pitch logarithmically.

Steven Strogatz

Quotes to Explore

It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other.

Samuel Johnson
- People
- Together
- True
The reason I hate publicists is because I think if we got rid of them everything would be on equal footing.

Adam Carolla
- Think
- Hate
- Equal
Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right.

Lance Reddick
- Find
- Instinct
- Notes
Liberal judges tend to be expansive about things like equal protection, while conservatives read more into ones like 'the right to bear arms.'

Adam Cohen
- Equal
- Bear
- Judges
We're not going to create a more equal society by not prodding at it, are we?

Laura Wade
- Society
- Create
- Equal
Just as judges have enormous stake in the appointment of judicial officers in the higher judiciary, the government has an equal stake. Since both of us have stakes in the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, the consultation of both of them is absolutely necessary. The government must have a say.

Kapil Sibal
- Government
- Equal
- Judges