1. Give me five coefficients and I will draw an elephant; give me six coefficients and the elephant will wag its tail. - Cauchy

2. God created integers, and all other numbers are man-made. ——L. Kronecker

3. Every new group discovered is mathematical in form because we can have no other guidance. ——Darwin

4. Pure mathematics is the magician’s real magic wand. ——Novales

5. Mathematics is an infinite science. ——Herman Weyl

6. Mathematics has made an important contribution to the observation of nature. It explains the simple primitive elements in the regular structure, and the celestial bodies are built with these primitive elements. ——Kepler

7. Some beautiful theorems in mathematics have this characteristic: they are easily summarized from facts, but the proofs are extremely hidden. ——Gauss

8. The incomparable permanence and omnipotence of mathematics and its independence from time and cultural background are direct consequences of its essence. ——Ebo

9. Questions are the heart of mathematics. ——P.R. Halmos

10. God created integers, and all other numbers are man-made. ——Kronek

11. The first is mathematics, the second is mathematics, and the third is mathematics. ——Roentgen