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> [It wouild be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said, 'Yes, it is true, but you won't be able to understand the proof.' John Horgan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/it-wouild-be-very-discouraging-if-somewhere-down-the-line-you-could/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

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> [It would be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said, 'Yes, it is true, but you won't be able to understand the proof.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/it-would-be-very-discouraging-if-somewhere-down-the-line-you-could/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

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## Other authors on Discouraging

## More by Ronald Graham

> [Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/math-is-sometimes-called-the-science-of-patterns/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [The ultimate goal of mathematics is to eliminate all need for intelligent thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/the-ultimate-goal-of-mathematics-is-to-eliminate-all-need-for/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Well, as you know, there are 24 hours in every day. And if that's not enough, you've always got the nights!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/well-as-you-know-there-are-24-hours-in-every-day-and-if-that-s-not/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [It wouild be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/it-wouild-be-very-discouraging-if-somewhere-down-the-line-you-could/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Someone has said that all the great jugglers are dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/someone-has-said-that-all-the-great-jugglers-are-dead/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [I was reminded of the Sydney Harris cartoon that said 'adding two numbers that have not been added before does not constitute a mathematical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/i-was-reminded-of-the-sydney-harris-cartoon-that-said-adding-two/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/a-lot-of-the-high-level-sports-are-really-in-your-mind/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Someone has remarked that 'An ideal math talk should have one proof and one joke and they should not be the same'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/someone-has-remarked-that-an-ideal-math-talk-should-have-one-proof/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Some people think that mathematics is a serious business that must always be cold and dry; but we think mathematics is fun, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/some-people-think-that-mathematics-is-a-serious-business-that-must/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Juggling is sometimes called the art of controlling patterns, controlling patterns in time and space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/juggling-is-sometimes-called-the-art-of-controlling-patterns/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/incidentally-when-we-re-faced-with-a-prove-or-disprove-we-re-usually/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [The trouble with integers is that we have examined only the very small ones. Maybe all the exciting stuff happens at really big numbers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/the-trouble-with-integers-is-that-we-have-examined-only-the-very/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [AB=1/4((A+B)^2-(A-B)^2) is an amazing identity, and unfortunately, I have to remind my current students how to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/ab-1-4-a-b-2-a-b-2-is-an-amazing-identity-and-unfortunately-i-have-to/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

> [It would be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-graham/it-would-be-very-discouraging-if-somewhere-down-the-line-you-could/)

[Ronald Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-graham/)

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