Very often in mathematics the crucial problem is to recognize and discover what are the relevant concepts; once this is accomplished the… — Israel Nathan Herstein Copy Share Image
“Knowing mathematics is like wearing a pair of X-ray specs that reveal hidden structures underneath the messy and chaotic surface of the… — Jordan Ellenberg Copy Share Image
In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are… — Stanislaw Ulam Copy Share Image
All numbers are multiples of one, all sciences converge to a common point, all wisdom comes out of one center, and the… — Paracelsus Copy Share Image
I certainly was a geeky kid myself, but to me, math and science were always these magical things- powerful tools you could… — Ben Mezrich Copy Share Image
No price is too high to pay to try to make the financial system go on a little bit longer. But ultimately… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Philosophers and psychiatrists should explain why it is that we mathematicians are in the habit of systematically erasing our footsteps. Scientists have… — Gian-Carlo Rota Copy Share Image
As you are entered with the class of Nat. philosophy, give to it the hours of lecture, but devote all your other… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“Having described the basic methods of Hindu-Arabic arithmetic in the first seven chapters, Leonardo devoted most of the remainder of the book… — Keith J. Devlin Copy Share Image
The aim of mathematics is to explain as much as possible in simple terms. — Michael Atiyah Copy Share Image
To put it simply, we first explain what we are talking about, and then explain why what we are saying is true… — IU?. I. Manin Copy Share Image
University politics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East. — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I can observe the game theory is applied very much in economics. Generally, it would be wise to get into the mathematics… — John Forbes Nash, Jr Copy Share Image
In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of… — Anjan Sundaram Copy Share Image
“I don't know my why the number 3 is more metaphysically powerful than the number 2, but it is.” — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
The minute there's a map, there is no art. Paint by numbers is not art. Paint by numbers is a mechanical activity. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
If you don't want to be number one, then I don't know what you are striving for. — Brian Cage Copy Share Image
