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> [The point is with good maths skills you have just wonderful opportunities and if you don't have good maths skills, there are just so many things that you won't be able to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-du-sautoy/the-point-is-with-good-maths-skills-you-have-just-wonderful/)

[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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