Sophie Germain Quotes

[On Sophie Germain] When a person of the sex which, according to our customs and prejudices, must encounter infinitely more difficulties than men ... succeeds nevertheless in surmounting these obstacles and penetrating the most obscure parts of [number theory], then without doubt she must have the noblest courage, quite extraordinary talents and superior genius. ~ Carl Friedrich Gauss

It matters little who first arrives at an idea, rather what is significant is how far that idea can go ~ Sophie Germain

Sophie Germain proved to the world that even a woman can accomplish something in the most rigorous and abstract of sciences and for that reason would well have deserved an honorary degree. ~ Carl Friedrich Gauss

How is a gun better than a man? If you admire a friend's pistol she'll probably let you try it out. ~ Sophie Littlefield

I'm not quite sure if he's talking to me or to himself, but every word he says feels like a drop of Wise Potion. I want to hear more. I want him to tell me all the answers to life. ~ Sophie Kinsella

My real interest is traveling the world's tormented places and revealing the scars and the traces on the ground. I am dedicated to the earth. ~ Sophie Ristelhueber

In 1915 Sophie Tauber and I carried out our first works in the simplest forms, using painting, embroidery and pasted paper (without using oil colors to avoid any reference with usual painting). These were probably the first manifestations of their kind, pictures that were their own reality, without meaning or cerebral intention. We rejected everything in the nature of a copy or a description, in order to give free flow to what was elemental and spontaneous. ~ Hans Arp

Modeling is more fun in the Philippines ~ Sophie Sumner

You know what Hans told me last week?" she says as I open the door of my fitting room. "He told me to write down a list of everything I wanted to say about that women-and then tear it up. He said I'd feel a sense of freedom."
"Oh right," I say interestedly. "So what happened?"
"I wrote it all down," says Laurel. "And then I mailed it to her! ~ Sophie Kinsella

Think about how hard, not to mention ineffective, it would be to stand up in public and say, 'I did something unforgiveable that only a scoundrel would do, yet I'm not a scoundrel and you must forgive me.' It sounds like a paradox, doesn't it? Well, it's one we must embrace if we are to make any progress as a species, because we all do the bad things that only bad people would do, as well as the good things that only good people would do, which is why we mustn't hold anything against one another. If we want better apologies, we need to be more forgiving - it's as simple as that. ~ Sophie Hannah

I cannot explain what's between us, Lady Newbury, other than to say that I have an uncanny urge to kiss you whenever we meet. ~ Sophie Barnes

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts. ~ Sophie Okonedo

I think I've finally worked out how to feel good about life. Every time you see someone's bright-and-shiny, remember: They have their own crappy truths too. Of course they do. ~ Sophie Kinsella

I touch his cheek, see my hand shake, and quickly pull it
back. He grabs my wrist, places my palm back against his
cheek, and closes his eyes like he's in agony. Or bliss. Or
maybe both. Like he's never been touched before. ~ Sophie Jordan

Sophie: "Right. So no plans at all, then?"
Jenna: "Other than rocking in the fetal position for a while? ~ Rachel Hawkins

Oh God. I'm losing it. Everyone knows this is how criminals get caught. They add too many details and trip themselves up. ~ Sophie Kinsella

I think I've actually had a pretty standard upbringing. My parents are really normal, so I've always had them around to keep me grounded. ~ Sophie Lowe

Sometimes a gentle perambulation causes a new idea to rise to the surface of one's thoughts. ~ Sophie Hannah

It was odd. As a girl, Sophie would have shriveled with embarrassment at the way she was behaving. As an old woman, she did not mind what she did or said. She found that a great relief. ~ Diana Wynne Jones

Becky ... " Luke looks at me carefully. "Have you ever been on a horse in your life?"
"Yes! Of course I have!"
Once. When I was ten. And I fell off.
But I probably wasn't concentrating or something.
"Just be careful, won't you?" he says. "I'm not quite ready to become a widower. ~ Sophie Kinsella

With 'Titanic,' you have all the first-class passengers interwoven with wonderful stories about the maids and the engineers, the people downstairs in the galleys. ~ Sophie Winkleman

We have too many villains," Sophie said through a sigh.

Keefe snorted. "You're not wrong. ~ Shannon Messenger

(Sophie did a few yoga poses to stretch until she saw Tedros gawking and decided yoga was best done in private.) It ~ Soman Chainani

It can be hard to see the important parts of your own story. It helps when someone listens and can see those parts for you. ~ Sophie Chen Keller

Some writers, I'm told, look for their characters' surnames in telephone directories. I don't - it seems too obvious. Or too deliberate: if you go looking for names, you're bound to find them, of course, but I've always had a superstitious hunch that the names you find by accident are always going to be better and more satisfying somehow. ~ Sophie Hannah

My son has one parent who's 50. I want him to have a family of young people, too! ~ Sophie B. Hawkins

It is wise to be sure, but otherwise to be too sure. ~ Sophie Irene Loeb

The afterlife is not so much a place but rather what happens to me, to the others left behind, after Ben's life. ~ Sophie Hardcastle

I can do this, I tell myself firmly. I can be attracted to him. It's just a matter of self control and possibly also getting very drunk. So I lift my glass and take several huge gulps. I can feel the bubbles surging into my head, singing happily "I'm going to be a millionaire's wife! I'm going to be a millionaire's wife!" And when I look back at Tarquin, he already looks a bit more attractive. Alcohol is obviously going to be the key to our marital status. ~ Sophie Kinsella

Every one is allowed to have a false start ~ Sophie Kinsella

No, thanks,' said Sam, who had never understood why he often refused drinks he would have liked to accept. ~ Sophie Hannah

Relax, princess. If your prince arrives, I'll vacate. Just keeping you company. Besides, he should know better than to leave a beautiful girl waiting on him; someone else might swoop in and steal his prize."
This man is insufferable. "I'm neither a princess nor a prize, nor a girl if you want to be specific about it."
"I notice you didn't mind my calling you beautiful." The waitress comes over and asks what he would like. I begin to tell her he isn't staying, but he talks right over me. "The three-wine flight and a slice of the chestnut cream cake, please." Damn his eyes! That was the dessert I was most interested in: layers of chestnut cream, apricot glaze, and dark chocolate ganache. ~ Stacey Ballis

The drug lulled her toward a dreamless oblivion, but she fought back - clinging to the one memory that could shine a tiny spot of light in the thick, inky haze. A pair of beautiful aquamarine eyes.
Fitz's eyes. Her first friend in her new life. Her first friend ever. ~ Shannon Messenger

Well." Eli cleared his throat. He didn't have to talk to Tyler about the ways and means of sex.
Thank Christ. He'd done that deed years before. His grandson was a grown man, who knew about the
birds and bees, and about responsibility. But ...
"Holy hell, Ty. You and Sophie."
"It just happened," he said again. "I guess it shouldn't have, and I guess I should tell you it won't
happen again. ~ Nora Roberts

He softly kissed her lips. I'm going to rock your world tonight, and then I'm going to do it again. Only different. You're going to come undone, Sophie, every which way you can, and i won't stop until you do. ~ Robin Bielman

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose. ~ Sophie Swetchine

Acting is wonderful therapy for people. Instead of suffering for yourself, someone will do it for you. ~ Sophie Marceau

But before he left, he asked, "Still best friends, right?"
A soft smile curled her lips, and her heart pull back into its place.
"Forever. ~ Shannon Messenger

Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity. ~ Sophie Swetchine

I suppose it was the end of the world for her when her husband and her baby were killed. I suppose she didn't care what became of her and flung herself into the horrible degradation of drink and promiscuous copulation to get even with life that had treated her so cruelly. She'd lived in heaven and when she lost it she couldn't put up with the common earth of common men, but in despair plunged headlong into hell. I can imagine that if she couldn't drink the nectar of the gods any more she thought she might as well drink bathroom gin.'
That's the sort of thing you say in novels. It's nonsense and you know it's nonsense. Sophie wallows in the gutter because she likes it. Other women have lost their husbands and children. It wasn't that that made her evil. Evil doesn't spring from good. The evil was there always. When that motor accident broke her defences it set her free to be herself. Don't waste your pity on her, she's now what at heart she always was. ~ W. Somerset Maugham

Might we not say to the confused voices which sometimes arise from the depths of our being: "Ladies, be so kind as to speak only four at a time?" ~ Sophie Swetchine

The Tea Parties are only here because people are not listening. ~ Sophie B. Hawkins

Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws. ~ Sophie Kinsella

I know friends should be supportive of each other's life decisions and all that. ~ Sophie Kinsella

she's a red-Headed bitch and I hate her! ~ Sophie Kinsella

I often wonder what she's thinking," says Ed, still gazing up at her. "That's quite an intriguing expression she has."
"I often wonder that myself," chimes in Malcolm Gledhill eagerly. "She seems to have such a look of serenity and happiness ... Obviously, from what you've said, she has a certain emotional connection with the painter Malory ... I often wonder if he was reading her poetry as he painted ... "
"What an idiot this man is," says Sadie scathingly in my ear. "It's obvious I what I'm thinking. I'm looking at Stephan and I'm thinking, I want to jump his bones."
"She wanted to jump his bones," I say to Malcolm Gledhill. Ed shoots me a disbelieving look, then bursts into laughter. ~ Sophie Kinsella

I tell stories. That's what I do. I've always told stories. ~ Sophie Kennedy Clark

(at eighteen months, Sophie moved like a small drunk most of the time.) ~ Christopher Moore