Like sponges

My mother used to say of young children "They're like sponges at that age", I think the idea was to stuff them full of facts while you could. It is a common enough phrase. Eg "They're like sponges at that age. They absorb so much information from the world around them that I am eager to make sure that they have great opportunities to learn." There seems to be some truth in the idea.

Maths comes into everything

My dad used to say this. "Maths comes into everything". I was a bit sceptical at first but I think he's right. I was thinking of the phrase the other day as I was preparing a verse of the day spiritual comment for broadcast and working out how many seconds the recording needed to be. I think the prase was original with my dad rather than a quote though many have said it. Obvious examples of where maths comes into every day life are construction, cooking, shopping, travel, making clothes, interior design, sports, board games, etc, etc.