Algebra/history

Famous quotes containing the words algebra and/or history:

    Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.
    José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)

    I believe my ardour for invention springs from his loins. I can’t say that the brassiere will ever take as great a place in history as the steamboat, but I did invent it.
    Caresse Crosby (1892–1970)