Paul Erdős
Mathematics
Hungarian
1913 – 1996
310 quotes
Most prolific mathematician of 20th century, 1500+ papers
Quotes by Paul Erdős
I am not a mathematician. I am a problem solver.
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The purpose of life is to prove and to conjecture.
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A problem worthy of attack proves its worth by fighting back.
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It will be another million years, at least, before we understand the primes.
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I'm not a mathematician. I'm a problem solver.
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The first sign of senility is that a man forgets his theorems. The second sign is that he forgets to zip up. The third sign is that he forgets to zip down.
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Mathematics is not yet ready for such problems.
On the Collatz conjecture
1983
I have no home. I have a brain and a suitcase, and that's all.
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The SF has created many problems, but also many theorems.
On the 'Supreme Fascist' (God)
I hope we will be able to finish this proof before I die, but I am not sure.
Working on a problem