I hope that seeing the excitement of solving this problem will make young mathematicians realize that there are lots and lots of other problems in mathematics which are going to be just as challenging in the future. — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis. — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
I loved doing problems in school. I'd take them home and make up new ones of my own. But the best problem I ever… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
There are proofs that date back to the Greeks that are still valid today. — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
Perhaps the methods I needed to complete the proof would not be invented for a hundred years. So even if I was on the… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it. — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
There's also a sense of freedom. I was so obsessed by this problem that I was thinking about if all the time - when… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
Some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years, and… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
Well, some mathematics problems look simple, and you try them for a year or so, and then you try them for a hundred years,… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
Mathematics... is a bit like discovering oil. ... But mathematics has one great advantage over oil, in that no one has yet ... found… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's… — Andrew Wiles Copy Share Image
