Lectures Quote by Hendrik Lenstra

A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

Someone has remarked that 'An ideal math talk should have one proof and one joke and they should not be the same'.

— Ronald Graham

Only professional mathematicians learn anything from proofs. Other people learn from explanations.

— Ralph P. Boas, Jr

“Mathematics is the art of explanation.”

— Paul Lockhart

Proofs exist only in mathematics and logic, not in science.

— Satoshi Kanazawa

I believe that proving is not a natural activity for mathematicians.

— Rene Thom

The fun little proofs that you can do with algebra - they are sort of like crowd pleasers in a way. Like, the .9…

— Danica McKellar

Mathematics consists in proving the most obvious thing in the least obvious way.

— George Polya

Mathematics is a collection of cheap tricks and dirty jokes.

— Lipman Bers

“Teachers of subjects that this person wasn't even good at are kissing this person and renouncing the very subjects they taught. Math teachers are…

— Miranda July

A proof is that which convinces a reasonable man; a rigorous proof is that which convinces an unreasonable man.

— Mark Kac

“It’d be quite absurd to equate a math equation with love. But that is exactly what I’ve done. I’m giving a four-hour lecture on…

— Jarod Kintz