Cubes Quote by Srinivasa Ramanujan

“{ Replying to G. H. Hardy's suggestion that the number of a taxi (1729) was 'dull', showing off his spontaneous mathematical genius } No,…

— Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar

Any sufficiently crisp question can be answered by a single binary digit-0 or 1, yes or no.

— Carl Sagan

But it is impossible to divide a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into fourth powers, or generally any power beyond the…

— Pierre de Fermat

To divide a cube into two other cubes, a fourth power, or in general any power whatever into two powers of the same denomination…

— Pierre de Fermat

The pretence that numbers are not the humble creation of man, but are the exacting language of the Universe and therefore possess the secret…

— Peter Greenaway

Pray tell us, what's your favorite number?"... "Shiva jumped up to the board, uninvited, and wrote 10,213,223"... "And pray, why would this number interest…

— Abraham Verghese

You don't have to be a mathematician to have a feel for numbers.

— John Forbes Nash, Jr

It is strange that we know so little about the properties of numbers. They are our handiwork, yet they baffle us; we can fathom…

— James R Newman

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

— Kate Bush

The series of integers is obviously an invention of the human mind, a self-created tool which simplifies the ordering of certain sensory experiences.

— Albert Einstein

Only Numbers. Pure math. You have to accustom yourself to thinking that way.

— Anthony Doerr