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John Edensor Littlewood Quotes

Before creation, God did just pure mathematics. Then He thought it would be a pleasant change to do some applied Picture Quote #1

I’ve been giving this lecture to first-year classes for over twenty-five years. You’d think they would begin to understand it by now Picture Quote #1

I listen only to Bach, Beethoven or Mozart. Life is too short to waste on other composers Picture Quote #1

A good mathematical joke is better, and better mathematics, than a dozen mediocre papers Picture Quote #1

The infinitely competent can be uncreative Picture Quote #1

Mathematics is a dangerous profession; an appreciable proportion of us go mad Picture Quote #1

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The first lecture of each new year renews for most people a light stage fright Picture Quote #1

Try a hard problem. You may not solve it, but you will prove something else Picture Quote #1

I recall once saying that when I had given the same lecture several times I couldn’t help feeling that they really ought to know it by now Picture Quote #1

In passing, I firmly believe that research should be offset by a certain amount of teaching, if only as a change from the agony of research. The trouble, however, I freely admit, is that in practice you get either no teaching, or else far too much Picture Quote #1

A heavy warning used to be given that pictures are not rigorous; this has never had its bluff called and has permanently frightened its victims into playing for safety Picture Quote #1

The first test of potential in mathematics is whether you can get anything out of geometry Picture Quote #1

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Before creation, God did just pure mathematics. Then He thought it would be a pleasant change to do some applied (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) I’ve been giving this lecture to first-year classes for over twenty-five years. You’d think they would begin to understand it by now (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) I listen only to Bach, Beethoven or Mozart. Life is too short to waste on other composers (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) A good mathematical joke is better, and better mathematics, than a dozen mediocre papers (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) The infinitely competent can be uncreative (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) Mathematics is a dangerous profession; an appreciable proportion of us go mad (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) The first lecture of each new year renews for most people a light stage fright (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) Try a hard problem. You may not solve it, but you will prove something else (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) I recall once saying that when I had given the same lecture several times I couldn’t help feeling that they really ought to know it by now (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) In passing, I firmly believe that research should be offset by a certain amount of teaching, if only as a change from the agony of research. The trouble, however, I freely admit, is that in practice you get either no teaching, or else far too much (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) A heavy warning used to be given that pictures are not rigorous; this has never had its bluff called and has permanently frightened its victims into playing for safety (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes) The first test of potential in mathematics is whether you can get anything out of geometry (John Edensor Littlewood Quotes)