Numeracy isn't a sign of geekiness, but a basic requirement for intelligent discussions of public policy.
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
I love the idea of numerology, but I don't really believe in it. But I like thinking about what numbers convey.
Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
I always thought that I was okay with arithmetic.
Opinions of language are as interesting as opinions of arithmetic.
The Dewey decimal system really works. So that's all I needed to know. Elementary school taught me that.
It's true that I have always been very comfortable with numbers.
You don't have to be a mathematician to have a feel for numbers.
It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical.
Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.
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