Algebra Quote by Benjamin Peirce

Algebra goes to the heart of the matter at it ignores the casual nature of particular cases.

— Edward Charles Titchmarsh

Algebra is rich in structure but weak in meaning.

— Rene Thom

By the help of God and with His precious assistance, I say that Algebra is a scientific art. The objects with which it deals…

— Omar Khayyam

Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.

— John Ray

In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

— Fran Lebowitz

What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things?

— Anonymous

Some things that satisfy the rules of algebra can be interesting to mathematicians even though they don't always represent a real situation.

— Richard P. Feynman

They have the idea that non-commutative algebra should remind one of commutative algebra, but the former is more sophisticated. I believe that non-commutative algebra…

— Israel Gelfand

'Algebra' roughly translates to 'the system for reconciling disparate parts.'

— Terry Moore

Algebra is the intellectual instrument which has been created for rendering clear the quantitative aspects of the world.

— Alfred North Whitehead

We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra.

— William Kingdon Clifford

... commutative algebra is a lot like topology, only backwards.

— John C. Baez