The essence of mathematics lies precisely in its freedom.

A false conclusion once arrived at and widely accepted is not easily dislodged and the less it is understood the more tenaciously it is held.

To ask the right question is harder than to answer it.

Great innovation only happens when people aren't afraid to do things differently.

In Mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.

A set is a Many that allows itself to be thought of as a One.

Don't always blindly follow guidance and step-by-step instructions; you might run into something interesting.

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

My beautiful proof lies all in ruins.

There is no doubt that we cannot do without variable quantities in the sense of the potential infinite. But from this very fact the necessity of the actual infinite can be demonstrated.

Every transfinite consistent multiplicity, that is, every transfinite set, must have a definite aleph as its cardinal number.

Discipline begins where you are, and the key to sustaining the level of discipline you need lies in developing daily habits and routines which mirror the life you want to have.

The experience of eternity right here and now is the function of life. Heaven is not the place to have the experience

I have always said that I want Malawi to attain growth that should not just be seen in GDP, but in the growth of opportunities for all, protection for all, and equality for all.

I feel incompetent to perform duties...which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.

I'm not a debater. I get things done.

It suddenly seemed to me that I was lonely, that everyone was forsaking me and going away from me.

I think when I was 12, when, like, 'Titanic' and 'Romeo + Juliet' came out, my friends and I made our own Leonardo DiCaprio fan club. I definitely had a thing for him.

To make laws is a human instinct that arises as soon as food and shelter have been ensured, among all peoples, everywhere.

Mystery lies over the sea. Every ship is bound for Thule.

It wasn't that he was specially ungenerous but that he put things off to give his generosity a longer and more significant route.