James Newman Quotes


It is hard to know what you are talking about in mathematics, yet no one questions the validity of what you say. There is no other realm of discourse half so queer. James Newman Discourse 77
You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you felling otherwise. James Newman Chance 70
We have overcome the notion that mathematical truths have an existence independent and apart from our own minds. It is even strange to us that such a notion could ever have existed. James Newman Apart 56
The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it. James Newman Able 40
The infinite in mathematics is alway unruly unless it is properly treated. James Newman Infinite 31
Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists. James Newman Wisdom 30
The Theory of Groups is a branch of mathematics in which one does something to something and then compares the result with the result obtained from doing the same thing to something else, or something else to the same thing. James Newman Assumptions 29

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