Carl Friedrich Gauss

I have often been asked what is the most theoretical thing in mathematics. My answer is topology.

I have often been asked what is the most experimental thing in mathematics. My answer is numerical analysis.

I have often been asked what is the most intuitive thing in mathematics. My answer is geometry.

I have often been asked what is the most counter-intuitive thing in mathematics. My answer is probability theory.

I have often been asked what is the most creative thing in mathematics. My answer is the discovery of new concepts.

I have often been asked what is the most logical thing in mathematics. My answer is set theory.

I have often been asked what is the most artistic thing in mathematics. My answer is the beauty of proofs.

I have often been asked what is the most philosophical thing in mathematics. My answer is the foundations of mathematics.

I have often been asked what is the most historical thing in mathematics. My answer is the development of calculus.

I have often been asked what is the most futuristic thing in mathematics. My answer is quantum computing.

I have often been asked what is the most human thing in mathematics. My answer is the struggle to understand.

I have often been asked what is the most divine thing in mathematics. My answer is the order of the universe.

I have often been asked what is the most mysterious thing in mathematics. My answer is the Riemann hypothesis.

I have often been asked what is the most certain thing in mathematics. My answer is that 2 + 2 = 4.

I have often been asked what is the most uncertain thing in mathematics. My answer is the future of mathematics.

I have often been asked what is the most beautiful proof in mathematics. My answer is Euler's identity.

I have often been asked what is the most elegant proof in mathematics. My answer is the proof of the infinitude of primes.

I have often been asked what is the most surprising proof in mathematics. My answer is Cantor's diagonal argument.

I have often been asked what is the most profound proof in mathematics. My answer is Gödel's incompleteness theorems.

I have often been asked what is the most powerful proof in mathematics. My answer is the method of mathematical induction.