Abstract Quote by Richard P. Feynman

In short, I do not write for mathematicians, nor as a mathematician, but as an economist wishing to convince other economists that their science…

— William Stanley Jevons

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

— Nicolaus Copernicus

In the future, as in the past, the great ideas [of mathematics] must be simplifying ideas, the creator must always be one who clarifies,…

— Andre Weil

We need scientists and mathematicians explaining why they are excited about their subjects but also why they are important for solving social problems, informing…

— Marcus du Sautoy

Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view.…

— Daniel Tammet

Mathematics - the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs.

— Isaac Barrow

“A key ingredient in appreciating what mathematics is about is to realize that it is concerned with ideas, understanding, and communication more than it…

— G. Arnell Williams

“Through the judicious employment of symbols, diagrams, and calculations, mathematics enables us to acquire significant facts about extremely significant things (universal laws, even), not…

— G. Arnell Williams

I propose to put forward an apology for mathematics; and I may be told that it needs none, since there are now few studies…

— G. H. Hardy

Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.

— Richard Hamming

Mathematicians boast of their exacting achievements, but in reality they are absorbed in mental acrobatics and contribute nothing to society.

— Ogyu Sorai

These days people are much more aware that mathematics is a communal endeavor: even the most brilliant idea gets meaning only from its relation…

— Dusa McDuff