Great Mathematical Quotes by Michael Atiyah

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Michael Atiyah has 7 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour.…
• No one fully understands spinors. Their algebra is formally understood but their general significance is mysterious. In some sense they describe the…
• If you attack a mathematical problem directly, very often you come to a dead end, nothing you do seems to work and…
• Everything useful in mathematics has been devised for a purpose. Even if you don't know it, the guy who did it first,…
• It is hard to communicate understanding because that is something you get by living with a problem for a long time. You…
• If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with…
• I dislike frontiers, political or intellectual, and I find that ignoring them is an essential catalyst for creative thought. Ideas should flow…

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