Quotes by Mathematicians

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged. Charles Babbage
Knowledge Every Increase Tool New Well Becomes Labour Human Each
If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology. David Hilbert
Together World Men Stupid Astrology Would Able Ten Wisest Most Stupid Thing Were Discover Existence Anything Them Ask Thing Bring
Physics is becoming too difficult for the physicists. David Hilbert
Physics Difficult Too Physicists Becoming
It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover. Henri Poincare
Science Intuition Through Prove Discover
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers. Isaac Newton
Art Errors
Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men. Katherine Johnson
Sometimes Men Girl Imagination Everything More Doing Than Capable
I'm always interested in learning something new. Katherine Johnson
Learning Something Something New New Always Interested
We needed to be assertive as women in those days - assertive and aggressive - and the degree to which we had to be that way depended on where you were. I had to be. Katherine Johnson
You Women Degree Aggressive Way Those Had Days Were Depended Where Which Assertive Needed
I was just excited to have challenging work to do and smart people to work with. Katherine Johnson
Work People Smart Excited Smart People Just Challenging
Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless. Max Born
Impossible Distinguishes Possible Between Intellect Senseless Sensible Reason Even
There are three signs of senility. The first sign is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down. Paul Erdos
Man Signs Three First Down Sign He His Up Forgets Senility Theorems Zip Second Third
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few. Pythagoras
Great Silence Words Better Word Great Deal Value Few Say Silent More Throw Hazard Sooner Wither Deal Idle Than Little Useless Many Things Pearl
Beans have a soul. Pythagoras
Soul Beans
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt. Rene Descartes
First Single Doubt Never Knew True Until Accept Without Precept Thing
To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say what the experiment died of. Ronald Fisher
Post Finished Experiment Say Statistician Examination Consult He Merely Perhaps Him Conduct Died Often After Ask
I believe myself to possess a most singular combination of qualities exactly fitted to make me pre-eminently a discoverer of the hidden realities of nature. Ada Lovelace
Myself Nature Me Believe Possess Hidden Exactly Combination Most Qualities Make Singular Discoverer Fitted Realities
I want a permanent relationship, and I might feel inclined to reject anything which of its nature could not be permanent. Alan Turing
Nature Relationship Could Feel Permanent Want Anything Which Might Inclined Reject
Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. Alfred North Whitehead
Art Experience Our Recognition Aesthetic Imposing Pattern Enjoyment
It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious. Alfred North Whitehead
Mind Analysis Obvious Unusual Undertake Very Requires
Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. Alfred North Whitehead
Wisdom Knowledge Shrinks Grows
Information: the negative reciprocal value of probability. Claude Shannon
Negative Value Reciprocal Probability Information
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street. David Hilbert
You Man Made First Meet Complete Considered Clear Until Mathematical Explain Theory Whom Street
The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality. David Hilbert
Art Mathematics Consists Finding Case Generality Contains Doing Which Special
'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics. E. T. Bell
Mathematics Dangerous Word Most Obvious
Probability is expectation founded upon partial knowledge. A perfect acquaintance with all the circumstances affecting the occurrence of an event would change expectation into certainty, and leave nether room nor demand for a theory of probabilities. George Boole
Knowledge Change Expectation Circumstances Would Perfect Partial Demand Occurrence Leave Nor Affecting Probabilities Probability Acquaintance Room Certainty Theory Event Founded
Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house. Henri Poincare
Science Collection More Facts House Built Heap Up Than Stones
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