Paul Erdős
Most prolific mathematician of 20th century, 1500+ papers
Quotes by Paul Erdős
I want to see the proof. I want to see The Book proof.
If I feel that I'm getting old, I'll stop doing mathematics. I don't want to be a burden.
I have been very lucky. I have been able to do what I love all my life.
It is not enough to be clever. You must also be lucky.
The purpose of life is to prove and conjecture.
I don't have a home. I am a guest of the world.
I am just a number theorist. I am not a philosopher.
Mathematics is the only true reality.
My goal is to prove as many theorems as possible.
I don't want to die before I solve this problem.
The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.
I am an old man, and I have seen many things.
I am a very simple person. I just love numbers.
I believe in the power of collaboration.
Mathematics is a game. You play it with your mind.
I am just a small part of a big universe.
Another proof from The Book!
Property P is true for almost all integers if it is true for all integers except for a set of density zero.
A statistician is a man who draws a mathematically precise line from an unwarranted assumption to a foregone conclusion.
I'm not saying I'm God, but I am saying that if God exists, he's a mathematician.