The extraordinary fact is that the first idea I had which motivated me, that worked, is conjecture, a mathematical idea which may or may not be true. And that idea is still unproven. It is the foundation, what started me… — Benoit Mandelbrot Copy Share Image
A mathematical idea should not be petrified in a formalised axiomatic setting, but should be considered instead as flowing as a river. — James Joseph Sylvester Copy Share Image
