Author Profile
Shakuntala Devi
1929 – 2013 • Indian • Writer
25
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 25 quotesPrimes are the important main ingredient of numbers, for every number is either a prime or a product of primes.— Shakuntala Devi
The concept of zero is attributed to the Hindus. The Hindus were also the first to use zero in the way it is used today.— Shakuntala Devi
I don't even possess a car. I ride in auto-rickshaws because I like to be a part of the masses. I don't want to single myself out as someone up and above.— Shakuntala Devi
I have been running maths clubs for children completely free. In my building in Bangalore, I conduct maths clubs for several months, and every child who attended the club was poor in mathematics and is now showing brilliant results.— Shakuntala Devi
I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.— Shakuntala Devi
If you do not use a muscle or any part of the body, it tends to become atrophic. So is the case with the brain. The more you use it, the better it becomes.— Shakuntala Devi
I haven't had any formal education. Through the grace of god, I am gifted in mathematics and the English language.— Shakuntala Devi
I cannot transfer my abilities to anyone, but I can think of quicker ways with which to help people develop numerical aptitude.— Shakuntala Devi
Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.— Shakuntala Devi
I travelled round the world giving demonstrations of my talents. In every country, I performed for students, professors, teachers, bankers, accountants, and even laymen who knew very little, or nothing at all, about mathematics.— Shakuntala Devi
I have written a book called 'In the Wonderland of Numbers.' It's about a young girl, Neha, who is very poor in mathematics, but in a series of illusory experiences, she becomes a great mathematician.— Shakuntala Devi
I have a particular affection for zero because it was some of my countrymen who first gave it the status of a number.— Shakuntala Devi
What is mathematics? It is only a systematic effort of solving puzzles posed by nature.— Shakuntala Devi