In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
~Johann von Neumann
In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.
~Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor
~Georg Ferdinand Ludwig Philipp Cantor
The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.
~S. Gudder
~S. Gudder
Go down deep enough into anything and you will find mathematics.
~Dean Schlicter
~Dean Schlicter
Pure mathematics is the world's best game. It is more absorbing than chess, more of a gamble than poker, and lasts longer than Monopoly. It's free. It can be played anywhere - Archimedes did it in a bathtub.
~Richard J. Trudeau
~Richard J. Trudeau
I certainly do care about measuring educational results. But what is an 'educational result?' The twinkling eyes of my students, together with their heartfelt and beautifully expressed mathematical arguments are all the results I need.
~Keith Devlin
~Keith Devlin