William Stanley Jevons Quotes

Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language, arising out of a confusion between the ideas of a mathematical science and an exact science. ...in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science.

William Stanley Jevons

William Stanley Jevons

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Surreal fiction is a sophisticated art form. Events happen divorced from conventional logic, as events in a dream may happen. But unlike dreams, everything in the story contributes to an overall coherent point, impression or emotion.

Nancy Kress
- Art
- May
- Dream
Yiddish, originally, in Eastern Europe was considered the language of children, of the illiterate, of women. And 500 years later, by the 19th century, by the 18th century, writers realized that, in order to communicate with the masses, they could no longer write in Hebrew. They needed to write in Yiddish, the language of the population.

Ilan Stavans
- Women
- Children
- Language
Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future.

Ban Ki-moon
- World
- War
- Future
Suddenly I was the man who got the part that every actor in the English language was trying to get. I was really scared. I had talked the talk, and now I had to walk the walk. For three days, I couldn't answer the phone.

F. Murray Abraham
- Trying
- Man
- English
Monologues are self-verifying and self-referencing, a world in their own right, one with its own internal logic that strengthens with reiteration.

Samantha Harvey
- World
- Logic
- Internal
Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.

Vikas Swarup
- Way
- English
- Language