Bernhard Riemann

The most profound truths are often the simplest, once you've spent years making them complicated enough to understand.

I don't seek to make things easy; I seek to make them clear. There's a significant difference.

The world is full of mysteries. My job is to quantify them.

Some people see numbers; I see landscapes. And sometimes, those landscapes are quite curved.

I've always found that the best way to predict the future is to invent it. Or, at the very least, describe its geometry.

My colleagues often ask me where I get my ideas. I tell them, 'From the places you're not looking.'

The universe doesn't care about our preconceived notions of flatness.

If you're not occasionally confused, you're not paying attention.

I prefer the company of numbers to that of most people. At least numbers behave predictably, even when they're transcendental.

My work is not for those who prefer their reality to be Euclidean.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

I'm not saying my ideas are revolutionary, but they do tend to bend space-time a bit.

To truly understand the world, one must be willing to question its very foundations.

My contributions are merely a small step in understanding the infinite complexities of the universe. A very, very small step.

Some call it madness; I call it a different perspective.

The most elegant solutions are often the ones that seem impossible at first glance.

I find that a good cup of coffee and a challenging problem are all one truly needs.

My work is not for the faint of intellect, but for those who dare to venture beyond the familiar.

The universe is a vast and intricate tapestry. I'm just trying to understand the stitching.

If you think my ideas are strange, you should see the ones I *don't* publish.