Adversity Quote by Lancelot Hogben

Emotions are far harder things to understand than algebra and geometry, yet we spend hours in elucidating mathematics and expect such a problem as…

— Frances G. Wickes

I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it.

— Elizabeth Moon

All problems in mathematics are psychological.

— Pierre Deligne

The tantalizing and compelling pursuit of mathematical problems offers mental absorption, peace of mind amid endless challenges, repose in activity, battle without conflict, refuge…

— Morris Kline

I write emotional algebra.

— Anais Nin

“Mathematics is a tool which ideally permits mediocre minds to solve complicated problems expeditiously.”

— Floyd Alburn Firestone

The pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit.

— Alfred North Whitehead

On A Beautiful Mind, there was a wall of math

— Josh Lucas

Mathematics may not teach us how to add love or how to minus hate. But it gives us every reason to hope that every…

— Anonymous

My algebra was relatively poor. I found it very difficult to use equations that substituted numbers - to which I had a synesthetic and…

— Daniel Tammet

Mathematics is one of the deepest and most powerful expressions of pure human reason, and, at the same time, the most fundamental resource for…

— Hyman Bass

You have to teach yourself to block emotions that do not benefit you in a positive way.

— Senora Roy