Mathematics Quotes

1259 Mathematics quotes by 594 unique authors

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more. — Albert Einstein
The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order symmetry and limitations; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful. — Aristotle
A learned man is an idler who kills time by study. — George Bernard Shaw
Mathematics rightly viewed possesses not only truth but supreme beauty. — Bertrand Russell
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important,… — Albert Einstein
Every accomplishment, every refined talent, every useful attainment in mathematics, music, and in all sciences, and art belong to the Saints. — Brigham Young
I merely say that all reading for pleasure is escape, whether it be Greek, mathematics, astronomy, Benedetto Croce, or The Diary of the Forgotten Man.… — Raymond Chandler
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is. — John von Neumann
But Anatole said suddenly, 'Don't expect God's protection in places beyond God's dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I'm warning you. When things… — Barbara Kingsolver
Science advances one funeral at a time. — Max Planck
Everything you've learned in school as "obvious" becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Mathematics is a language plus reasoning; it is like a language plus logic. Mathematics is a tool for reasoning. — Richard P. Feynman
politics were as bad as mathematics, and that the mission of politicians seemed to be calling each other names — Louisa May Alcott
The glory of science is, that it is freeing the soul, breaking the mental manacles, getting the brain out of bondage, giving courage to thought,… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think. — Werner Heisenberg
I can see patterns in events, and behaviors; in mathematics, I follow slower — Jacqueline Carey
Poetry is a sort of inspired mathematics, which gives us equations, not for abstract figures, triangles, squares, and the like, but for the human emotions.… — Ezra Pound
Increasingly, the mathematics will demand the courage to face its implications. — Michael Crichton
JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide. — Paulo Coelho
Hardly a pure science, history is closer to animal husbandry than it is to mathematics in that it involves selective breeding. The principal difference between… — Tom Robbins
Mathematics is the queen of disciplines.... it will drive the nonsense out of your head! — Leo Tolstoy
One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose… — Stephen Hawking
I'm sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves… — Malcolm X
The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with those three you can learn anything you want to learn.… — Robert A. Heinlein
In every department of physical science there is only so much science, properly so-called, as there is mathematics. — Immanuel Kant

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