The shortest path between two truths in the real domain…

“French mathematician Jacques Hadamard (1865–1963): “The shortest path between two truths in the real domain passes through the complex domain.” I”

— Paul J. Nahin

The only reason that we like complex numbers is that we don't like real numbers.

— Bernd Sturmfels

Sometimes, the shortest path between two points is serpentine,

— Christopher Benfey

Indeed, nowadays no electrical engineer could get along without complex numbers, and neither could anyone working in aerodynamics or fluid dynamics.

— Keith Devlin

“The difficulty we meet with in reaching our goal is the shortest path to it.”

— Kahlil Gibran

The shortest path to exceeding expectations doesn't generally pass through meeting expectations.

— Ward Cunningham

Complete knowledge of the nature of an analytic function must also include insight into its behavior for imaginary values of the arguments. Often the…

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

The whole apparatus of the calculus takes on an entirely different form when developed for the complex numbers.

— Keith Devlin

There can be very little of present-day science and technology that is not dependent on complex numbers in one way or another.

— Keith Devlin

Philosophy's work is finding the shortest path between two points.

— Khalil Gibran

I tell you, with complex numbers you can do anything.

— John Derbyshire

“The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.’ Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path.”

— Robin Hobb

For much of the Internet, the shortest path between two points doesn't exist.

— Kevin Poulsen

In complex numbers you have an imaginary part but in a complex life everything is so very real.

— Soumyajit Pal

What is simplicity? Simplicity is the shortest path to a solution.

— Ward Cunningham