Math Quotes

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What is necessary for 'the very existence of science,' and what the characteristics of nature are, are not to be determined by pompous preconditions, they… — Richard P. Feynman
The principle of science, the definition, almost, is the following: The test of all knowledge is experiment. Experiment is the sole judge of scientific "truth."… — Richard P. Feynman
One may ask the question as to the extent to which the quest for beauty is an aim in the pursuit of science. . .… — Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Why should there be the method of science? There is not just one way to build a house, or even to grow tomatoes. We should… — Ian Hacking
There remain a few people in NASA who are there to accomplish great things; but most of NASA now consists of the people who accomplished… — Benjamin Franklin
There was a young fellow from Trinity, Who took the square root of infinity. But the number of digits, Gave him the fidgets; He dropped… — George Gamow
Mathematics is about making up rules and seeing what happens. — Vi Hart
What makes screenplays difficult are the things that require the most discipline and care and are just not seen by most people. I'm talking about… — Robert Towne
...the feeling of mathematical beauty, of the harmony of numbers and of forms, of geometric elegance. It is a genuinely aesthetic feeling, which all mathematicians… — Henri Poincare
Geometry enlightlens the intellect and sets one's mind right — Ibn Khaldun
A book on the new physics, if not purely descriptive of experimental work, must essentially be mathematical. — Paul Dirac
Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful? — Pliny the Elder
Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation. It's time… — Barack Obama
America faces many challenges...but the enemy I fear most is complacency. We are about to be hit by the full force of global competition. If… — Charles M. Vest
Only by providing leading-edge human capital and knowledge capital can American continue to maintain a high standard of living, including providing national security for its… — Norman Ralph Augustine
The financial crisis just made the hole deeper, which is why our stimulus needs to be both big and smart, both financially and educationally stimulating.… — Thomas Friedman
The only thing I am interested in using mathematics for is to have a good time and to help others do the same. — Paul Lockhart
I am not really doing research, just trying to cultivate myself. — Alexander Grothendieck
To think deeply of simple things. — Arnold Ross
A typical mathematician does not actively try to be useful. Individual mathematicians are motivated primarily by a subtle mixture of ambition and intellectual curiosity, and… — Timothy Gowers

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