"Mathematics is being lazy. Mathematics is letting the……" — George Polya

"Mathematics is being lazy. Mathematics is letting the principles do the work for you so that you do not have to do the work for yourself"

— George Polya

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47 Quotes by George Polya

George Polya has 47 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so…
The world is anxious to admire that apex and culmination of modern mathematics: a theorem so perfectly general that no…
The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the…
The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit…
Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment. All one needs for…
When introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
Where should I start? Start from the statement of the problem. ... What can I do? Visualize the problem as…
If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try…
A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem.…
Look around when you have got your first mushroom or made your first discovery: they grow in clusters.
The future mathematician ... should solve problems, choose the problems which are in his line, meditate upon their solution, and…
If the proof starts from axioms, distinguishes several cases, and takes thirteen lines in the text book ... it may…

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I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have… — Richard Bach
What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm… — Erykah Badu
I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she… — Amy Adams
I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard… — Tammy Baldwin
Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck… — Lucille Ball
In my books you have to concentrate, but I work hard to make it that, when you do, the rewards… — John Banville
I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard… — Victoria Beckham
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. — Ludwig van Beethoven
From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work. — Dirk Benedict

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