#mathematicians

As far as I know, only a small minority of mathematicians, even of those with Platonist views, accept the idea that there may be mathematical facts which are true but unknowable. ↗

— Abraham Robinson

#as far as #even #facts #far #i

Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders. ↗

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

#mathematicians #other #shoulders #stand

College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a conveyor belt that takes individuals from one cookie cutter to another so that the product comes within tight control limits out of the assembly line. ↗

— Bill Gaede

#establishment #gaede #mathematical-physics #mathematicians #mathematics

Just as all things speak about God to those that know Him, and reveal Him to those that love Him, they also hide Him from all those that neither seek nor know Him. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#christian #education #god #mathematicians #mathematics

I like to move among painters, mathematicians, psychologists, people who can tell me something. ↗

— George Woodcock

#i #like #mathematicians #me #move

Abel has left mathematicians enough to keep them busy for 500 years. ↗

— Charles Hermite

#enough #keep #left #mathematicians #them

Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

#improvement #like #managers #mathematicians #want

Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians. ↗