Math Quotes

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Though the structures and patterns of mathematics reflect the structure of, and resonate in, the human mind every bit as much as do the structures… — Keith Devlin
Indeed, nowadays no electrical engineer could get along without complex numbers, and neither could anyone working in aerodynamics or fluid dynamics. — Keith Devlin
The life of a mathematician is dominated by an insatiable curiosity, a desire bordering on passion to solve the problems he is studying. — Jean Dieudonne
Geometry is the foundation of all painting. — Albrecht Durer
It will be another million years, at least, before we understand the primes. — Paul Erdos
By keenly confronting the enigmas that surround us, and by considering and analyzing the observations that I had made, I ended up in the domain… — M.C. Escher
For me it remains an open question whether [this work] pertains to the realm of mathematics or to that of art. — M.C. Escher
It is impossible to overstate the imporance of problems in mathematics. It is by means of problems that mathematics develops and actually lifts itself by… — Howard Whitley Eves
There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a student… — Howard Whitley Eves
Mathematics compares the most diverse phenomena and discovers the secret analogies that unite them. — Joseph Fourier
The profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discovery. — Joseph Fourier
If present trends continue, our country may soon find itself far behind many other nations in both science and technology nations where, if you inform… — Martin Gardner
Biographical history, as taught in our public schools, is still largely a history of boneheads; ridiculous kings and queens, paranoid political leaders, compulsive voyagers, ignorant… — Martin Gardner
All mathematicians share... a sense of amazement over the infinite depth and the mysterious beauty and usefulness of mathematics. — Martin Gardner
It is the duty of all teachers, and of teachers of mathematics in particular, to expose their students to problems much more than to facts. — Paul Halmos
The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. — Paul Halmos
In most sciences one generation tears down what another has built and what one has established another undoes. In mathematics alone each generations adds a… — Hermann Hankel
The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it forces on the… — Israel Nathan Herstein
One cannot escape the feeling that these mathematical formulas have an independent existence and an intelligence of their own, that they are wiser than we… — Heinrich Hertz
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than the… — Peter Hilton

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