Mathematics Quotes

1259 Mathematics quotes by 594 unique authors

The public does not need to be convinced that there is something in mathematics. — G. H. Hardy
The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which… — G. H. Hardy
There are few humanities that could surpass in discipline, in beauty, in emotional and aesthetic satisfaction, those humanities which are called mathematics, and the natural… — Robert Watson-Watt
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
When the world is mad, a mathematician may find in mathematics an incomparable anodyne. For mathematics is, of all the arts and sciences, the most… — G. H. Hardy
"Can you do Addition?" the White Queen said. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and… — Lewis Carroll
I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way… — Simon Newcomb
I went to Princeton from Amherst, where I split my interests between mathematics and philosophy. — Stephen Cole Kleene
Mathematics is as old as Man. — Stefan Banach
Whatever the course, whether the course was boring or interesting to me, whether I was talented in mathematics or not talented in languages, my parents… — Martin Lewis Perl
An early fascination with higher mathematics at the university level blossomed into speculative thinking that could provide a basis for dealing with economic issues. — Lawrence Klein
James Brown is important because he decorates the clock correctly and he's good with lower mathematics. Don't get me wrong - he's good. — Don Van Vliet
I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto. — Walter Kohn
I could never accept findings based almost exclusively on mathematics. It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people… — Edwin Howard Armstrong
In our civilization, there are permanent forms which are part of every epoch and every culture. They are not especially difficult to detect. A minimal… — Philippe Starck
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. ... [By seeking] logical beauty spiritual formulas are discovered necessary for the deeper penetration… — Albert Einstein
We think it's about little techniques and tricks, but techniques only take you so far. We need teachers who care about kids, who care about… — Parker J. Palmer
Science and art sometimes can touch one another, like two pieces of the jigsaw puzzle which is our human life, and that contact may be… — M.C. Escher
The pursuit of learning is not a piece of content that can be taught. It is a value that teachers model. Only teachers who are… — Martin Haberman
Mathematics is about making up rules and seeing what happens. — Vi Hart
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
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
Mathematics is not the rigid and rigidity-producing schema that the layman thinks it is; rather, in it we find ourselves at that meeting point of… — Hermann Weyl
The product of mathematics is clarity and understanding. Not theorems, by themselves. ... In short, mathematics only exists in a living community of mathematicians that… — William Thurston
Everything useful in mathematics has been devised for a purpose. Even if you don't know it, the guy who did it first, he knew what… — Michael Atiyah

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