705 Quotes About Mathematics

Really, there was only one problem with Mr. Davis, as far as Gregory was concerned; He taught math.

Further, the same Arguments which explode the Notion of Luck, may, on the other side, be useful in some Cases to establish a due comparison between Chance and Design: We may imagine Chance and Design to be, as it were, in Competition with each other, for the production of some sorts of Events, and many calculate what Probability there is, that those Events should be rather be owing to the one than to the other.

Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.

Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth.

It’s time for the human race to escape the nihilism of scientism. It's time for meaning, purpose, life, mind and qualia to be restored to their rightful, primary, defining place. Amazingly, it’s mathematics that allows the universe to be a living organism once again rather than a dead machine.

You can only be twice someone’s age once.

[...] provability is a weaker notion than truth

Mathematics is the surest way to immortality. If you make a big discovery in mathematics, you will be remembered after everyone else will be forgotten.

Making mathematics accessible to the educated layman, while keeping high scientific standards, has always been considered a treacherous navigation between the Scylla of professional contempt and the Charybdis of public misunderstanding.