Famous quotes containing the words basic and/or algebra:
“Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall never come to us again. All Americans understand the basic lessons of history: that we need to be resolute and able to protect ourselves, to prevent threats and domination by others.”
—Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.)
“Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.”
—José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)