Proof Quotes

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Proof is an idol before which the mathematician tortures himself. — Arthur Eddington
A math lecture without a proof is like a movie without a love scene. This talk has two proofs. — Hendrik Lenstra
Mathematics, however, is, as it were, its own explanation; this, although it may seem hard to accept, is nevertheless true, for the recognition that a… — Gerolamo Cardano
Don't just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the… — Paul Halmos
If I could prove by logic that you would die in five minutes, I should be sorry you were going to die, but my sorrow… — G. H. Hardy
Mathematics is the most exact science, and its conclusions are capable of absolute proof. But this is so only because mathematics does not attempt to… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Like a stool which needs three legs to be stable, mathematics education needs three components: good problems, with many of them being multi-step ones, a… — Richard Askey
Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius. — Luc de Clapiers
The threat [of the U.S. bills SOPA and PIPA] is the inversion of the burden of proof, where we suddenly are all treated like thieves… — Clay Shirky
Suffering ignites the spark of contact with the sublime and offers proof of humanity ... — Lydia Millet
On the Russian revolutionaries:To leave your parents, faithful and loyal subjects of the Emperor, to leave your profession, to desist from having children, to lose… — Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
That is the essence of a witch-hunt, that any questioning of the evidence or the procedures in itself constitutes proof of complicity. — Bergen Evans
If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where… — George Harrison
Hitler is still such a popular man; we are afraid of the Hitler myth. We want to give to the German people and to the… — Walther von Brauchitsch
Laughter is the evidence that we're still here, the proof that our tragedies will not define us forever. Laughter is the language of the survivor. — Josh James
My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it. — Abel Ferrara
The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?… — Francis Pharcellus Church
I feel strongly that Mother Teresaâ€™s life has a great message for young people. We so often feel powerless to do anything about the many… — Craig Kielburger
It is good to keep in mind ... that nobody has ever succeeded in producing even one new species by the accumulation of micromutations. Darwin's… — Richard Goldschmidt
A god or revelation capable of proof or rational verification by an autonomous man would be worthless. — Greg L. Bahnsen

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