The only thing I am interested in using mathematics for is to have a good time and to help others do the same.

There is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics.

A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a good opportunity.

It is the story that matters, not just the ending.

Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them.

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

Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure

Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood.

[Math] curriculum is obsessed with jargon and nomenclature seemingly for no other purpose than to provide teachers with something to test the students on.

I don't see how it's doing society any good to have so many members walking around with vague memories of algebraic formulas and geometric diagrams and clear memories of hating them.

Mathematicians enjoy thinking about the simplest possible things, and the simplest possible things are imaginary.

I hate change more than almost anything.

I have no idea how long Putin will last. The good news is, Putin doesn't know either. It will be sudden and it won't be peaceful. He has burned his bridges.

Find the most talented person in the room and if it's not you, go stand next to him. Hang out with him. try to be helpful.

God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he [Hitler] was sent to us by God to save Germany.

A perfect example of the new republic's urge to drape itself with the togas of classical respectability.

I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too.

We can agree to disagree, but we don’t need to be disagreeable.

Accidents are just from where you're looking; to the ego, it looks like it's miracles and accidents.

If any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's Caucasians.