3 Quotes by Carl Pomerance

The largest known prime number is 232582657-1. I am proud to say that I memorized all its digits-in binary.

Theorems are fun especially when you are the prover, but then the pleasure fades. What keeps us going are the unsolved problems.

With randomness it is very unlikely to be embarrassed, but even if you get embarrassed, you can’t replicate it.