Greatest Number

Famous quotes containing the words greatest and/or number:

    “Paradox is the poisonous flower of quietism, the iridescent surface of the rotting mind, the greatest depravity of all.”
    —Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

    “I happen to feel that the degree of a person’s intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”
    —Lisa Alther (b. 1944)