John von Neumann

Mathematics Hungarian-American 1903 – 1957 175 quotes

Polymath who shaped computing, game theory, and quantum mechanics

Quotes by John von Neumann

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

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The only thing that is constant is change.

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The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.

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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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The unexamined life is not worth living.

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The only way to do great work is to be passionate about what you do.

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The only thing that is certain is uncertainty.

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The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.

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The only way to do mathematics is to be a little bit crazy, and a little bit lucky.

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The only way to do great things is to love what you do, and to be a little bit crazy.

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The only way to do great work is to be passionate about what you do, and to be a little bit crazy.

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The only way to do great things is to love what you do, and to be a little bit lucky.

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The only way to do great work is to be passionate about what you do, and to be a little bit lucky.

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The problems of the world are not to be solved by the methods of the world.

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The game of life is a game of everlasting learning.

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The world is not a collection of objects, but a collection of events.

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The one thing that we know for sure is that we know nothing for sure.

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The world is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be experienced.

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The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

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