Birthday Paradox

Famous quotes containing the words birthday and/or paradox:

    “It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator—our very self-consciousness—is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution.”
    —Annie Dillard (b. 1945)

    “When a paradox is widely believed, it is no longer recognized as a paradox.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)