I don't know why I should have to learn Algebra... I'm never likely to go there.

- Billy Connolly

When I went into the seminary, I was one of those victims of New Math and had not had Algebra I and had no idea what we were doing in New Math in the ninth grade. But when I went into the seminary, they had gone the traditional route and taught first-year algebra.

- Clarence Thomas

Arithmetic! Algebra! Geometry! Grandiose trinity! Luminous triangle! Whoever has not known you is without sense!

- Comte de Lautreamont

I probably dreamt about running off to America or something when I was 16 because it just seemed like I was studying algebra and going, 'What am I going to use this for?'

- Carey Mulligan

As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school.

- Cokie Roberts

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

- Fran Lebowitz

Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

- Fran Lebowitz

Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.

- John Ray

I like - I love calculus. I love linear algebra, probability and statistics, that kind of stuff. I just really like that.

- Pardis Sabeti

Algebra looked like Chinese characters to me, and I could never get into reading Shakespeare. I just did not get it.

- Tommy Hilfiger