Paul Erdős

Why are numbers beautiful? It's like asking why Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is beautiful. If you don't see why, someone can't tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren't, nothing is.

If there is a God, he has a very good sense of humor.

My mother always said, 'Paul, you're a genius, but you're not very practical.'

I'm not good at anything else. I can't even tie my shoes.

It's not enough to be clever. You have to be right.

Another young man gone to the dogs!

I'm a transient. I have no home. I just travel from one university to another, from one country to another, and I do mathematics.

I don't believe in God, but I believe in numbers.

If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.

I don't want to die before I've solved all the problems.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a very curious person.

It's better to be a good mathematician than a bad one.

I'm not interested in fame. I'm interested in mathematics.

I don't understand why people want to live forever. I just want to do mathematics.

I'm not good at anything else. I can't even cook.

A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs; and a best mathematician is one who can notice analogies between theories.

I'm not saying I'm smart, but I am saying that I'm good at mathematics.

I'm not interested in politics. I'm interested in mathematics.

I'm not interested in art. I'm interested in mathematics.

I'm not interested in music. I'm interested in mathematics.