Algebra Quote by Michael Francis Atiyah

“I can explain to you why algebra is useful. But that is not what algebra is really for.' He moved his fingers gently on…

— Mal Peet

“I made an appointment to see him and then ordered another beer. While I was drinking it I did some doodling on a piece…

— Philip Kerr

“The object of mathematics is the honor of the human spirit.”

— Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi

“If you are receptive and humble, mathematics will lead you by the hand.”

— Paul Dirac

“Math. Are you able to turn off your mind to the world and fill it with symbols that follow rules?”

— Ned Vizzini

“Math, like meditation, puts you in direct contact with the universe, which is bigger than you, was here before you, and will be here…

— Jordan Ellenberg

“Who cares for Algebra? Who delights in solving math? I only want to live my life Along the creative path.”

— Jennifer Niven

“The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit…

— Saint Augustine

“There is no geometry here; or rather there is a secret, infinitely non-Eucledian and subtle geometry, a secret harmony that the mind seizes before…

— Alan Macfarlane

“I had been to school most all the time, and could spell, and read, and write just a little, and could say the multiplication…

— Mark Twain

“Algebra is one of those subjects you either get or you don’t.”

— Huston Piner

“My dear, you are a mathematician. You're even more, you're a philosopher of mathematics. So do this for me: Tell me the final number.”

— Yevgeny Zamyatin