Quotes from 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.

What is mathematics? It is only a systematic effort of solving puzzles posed by nature.

Numbers have life; they're not just symbols on paper.

I was performing at a New Jersey high school, and I asked a class of 2,000 students, 'How many of you love mathematics?' and only one hand went up. And that was the hand of the maths teacher!

Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.

Primes are the important main ingredient of numbers, for every number is either a prime or a product of primes.

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.

You develop a sympathy for all human beings when you travel a lot.

Solving wits and puzzles, in a way, helps to develop wit and ingenuity.

I haven't had any formal education. Through the grace of god, I am gifted in mathematics and the English language.

Many go through life afraid of numbers and upset by numbers. They would rather amble along through life miscounting, miscalculating and, in general, mismanaging their worldly affairs than make friends with numbers.

human memory is not merely the repository of information in the brain. It is much more than this, and something that a machine can never be: a power, a force by which we mentally reproduce not just information but also our experiences, by which we shape our perceptions, introspect, interpret and analyse the direction our life has taken.

I am a prince(ss) of peace, sitting on the throne of poise, directing my kingdom of activity.

From anger results delusion, from delusion results confusion of memory ...' Not only anger, but a scroll of other unhappy emotions can fog your mind: fear, depression, self-pity, envy, grief, hatred, restlessness, anxiety.

It is important to approach Maths only in a spirit of curiosity and discovery...

Well, my special qualities are known to all. In this universe, the all important God is only One. In all fields of human activity, the best achiever is called Number One. One sun brings light to this world and every journey begins with the first, the most important step!' said Number One.

The Newcomer's Memory Requires Labour; Just Keep Faith, Practise Zealously! You'll

As for numbers, they hate nobody and nobody can afford to hate them.' — Shakuntala Devi

Knowing more about numbers and being acquainted with them will not only enrich our lives but also contribute towards managing our day to day affairs much better.

At three, I fell in love with numbers. It was sheer ecstasy for me to do sums and get the right answers. Numbers were toys with which I could play.

Education is not just about going to school and getting a degree. It's about widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about life.

Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.

I cannot transfer my abilities to anyone, but I can think of quicker ways with which to help people develop numerical aptitude.

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.