Least Obvious Quotes
- If the proof starts from axioms, distinguishes several cases, and takes thirteen lines in the text book ... it may give the youngsters the impression… — George Polya
- Yes, I think lots of people are eager to obtain weapons of mass destruction. But there's no evidence that he (Hussein) has weapons of mass… — Janeane Garofalo
- Mathematics consists in proving the most obvious thing in the least obvious way. — George Polya
- The main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages was the creation of the experimental spirit and this was primarily due… — George Sarton
- Small changes can produce big results - but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious. — Peter Senge