What did Niall Ferguson mean by: In the financial sector, those whom the gods want to destroy they first teach math. - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland Copy
+ You really struggle to be a successful empire if you are also the world’s biggest debtor. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, Debtors, Struggle, Successful, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ To make a living space, there first had to be a killing space. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, History, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ A historian is battling all the time to remember as much as possible. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, Historian, Remember, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ The Armenian genocide showed what could happen when empires were beaten into nations. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, Empires, Genocide, History, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ The ascent of money has been essential to the ascent of man. Feraz Zeid, August 28, 2023December 24, 2023, Niall Ferguson, Ascent, Essentials, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ No civilization, no matter how mighty it may appear to itself, is indestructible. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, Civilization, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ When bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, Interest, Painful, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
+ The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history. Feraz Zeid, December 28, 2023January 10, 2024, Niall Ferguson, History, Law, 0 - Niall Ferguson Historian · Scotland
The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it. - Georg Cantor Mathematician · Germany
In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. - Georg Cantor Mathematician · Germany
Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her. - Jean le Rond d'Alembert Mathematician and physicist · France
I got into writing and thinking about politics because I was told there would be no math. - Jeff Greenfield Journalist · USA
