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> [If I'm flying to China, I can sit and think about a problem. Other scientists have to go to the lab. I'm always thinking about maths, even when I'm doing other things. A lot of the time you're going up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/if-i-m-flying-to-china-i-can-sit-and-think-about-a-problem-other/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

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> [“To understand this new frontier, I will have to try to master one of the most difficult and counterintuitive theories ever recorded in the annals of science: quantum physics. Listen to those who have spent their lives immersed in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/to-understand-this-new-frontier-i-will-have-to-try-to-master-one-of/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

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## More by Marcus du Sautoy

> [You know, I'm not terribly fast at my times tables, because that's not what I think mathematics is about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/you-know-i-m-not-terribly-fast-at-my-times-tables-because-that-s-not/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [We need scientists and mathematicians explaining why they are excited about their subjects but also why they are important for solving social problems, informing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/we-need-scientists-and-mathematicians-explaining-why-they-are-excited/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [The wonderful thing about maths is it's a totally logical subject, and a pathway has been marked out. I think a lot of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/the-wonderful-thing-about-maths-is-it-s-a-totally-logical-subject-and/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [If I'm flying to China, I can sit and think about a problem. Other scientists have to go to the lab. I'm always thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/if-i-m-flying-to-china-i-can-sit-and-think-about-a-problem-other/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [I think science is a foreign land for many people, so I think of my role as an ambassador's job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/i-think-science-is-a-foreign-land-for-many-people-so-i-think-of-my/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [“For any scientist the real challenge is not to stay within the secure garden of the known but to venture out into the wilds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/for-any-scientist-the-real-challenge-is-not-to-stay-within-the-secure/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [The reason why we do maths is because it's like poetry. It's about patterns, and that really turned me on. It made me feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/the-reason-why-we-do-maths-is-because-it-s-like-poetry-it-s-about/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [“It does appear that some parts of our evolutionary process seem inevitable. It is striking that throughout evolutionary history, the eye evolved independently fifty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/it-does-appear-that-some-parts-of-our-evolutionary-process-seem/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [Rather than opera, football is more like ballet or a chess game. You can really see it in a team like Arsenal, especially when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/rather-than-opera-football-is-more-like-ballet-or-a-chess-game-you/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [When people ask me what my religion is, I say it's the Arsenal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/when-people-ask-me-what-my-religion-is-i-say-it-s-the-arsenal/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [If you can make yourself symmetrical, you're sending out a sign that you've got good genes, you've got a good upbringing and therefore you'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/if-you-can-make-yourself-symmetrical-you-re-sending-out-a-sign-that/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [I think my primary audience is in some sense an adult audience, because I think that will then have a knock-on effect for children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/i-think-my-primary-audience-is-in-some-sense-an-adult-audience/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [It's my belief that you can take everyone down a logical path if you take them slowly enough, and the trouble is that mathematical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/it-s-my-belief-that-you-can-take-everyone-down-a-logical-path-if-you/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [The best mobile phone had the best mathematician. They know how to fit a huge amount of data into a small amount of space.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/the-best-mobile-phone-had-the-best-mathematician-they-know-how-to-fit/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

> [The stage is like a laboratory where you can run theatrical experiments, imposing interesting conditions on the cast or story and seeing how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/the-stage-is-like-a-laboratory-where-you-can-run-theatrical/)

[Marcus du Sautoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-du-sautoy/)

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