Richard P. Feynman Quotes

Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.

An ounce of algebra is worth of a ton of verbal argument.

Those pointless equations, to which no solution exists, are called absurdities.

To choose one sock from each of infinitely many pairs of socks requires the Axiom of Choice, but for shoes the Axiom is not needed.

A mathematical proof must be perspicuous.

We make our own problems every time. Everything that we complain about is something we can solve.

We are at once the problem and the only possible solution to the problem.

That small word "Force," they make a barber's block, Ready to put on Meanings most strange and various, fit to shock Pupils of Newton.... The phrases of last century in this Linger to play tricks- Vis viva and Vis Mortua and Vis Acceleratrix:- Those long-nebbed words that to our text books still Cling by their titles, And from them creep, as entozoa will, Into our vitals. But see! Tait writes in lucid symbols clear One small equation; And Force becomes of Energy a mere Space-variation.

Remove the fear, and the answer comes into focus.

Kurt Godel's achievement in modern logic is singular and monumental - indeed it is more than a monument, it is a landmark which will remain visible far in space and time. ... The subject of logic has certainly completely changed its nature and possibilities with Godel's achievement.

It's wrong to criticize government without offering a possible alternative.

Listen to the people on the ground. They have all the solutions in the world.

Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.

Let our opportunities overshadow our grievances.

Don't dwell on the problem; concentrate on the solution.

I'm a common woman sharing common problems seeking common solutions on a journey with an uncommon Savior.

Additional problems are the offspring of poor solutions.

Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.

Proofs of the Euclidean [parallel] postulate can be developed to such an extent that apparently a mere trifle remains. But a careful analysis shows that in this seeming trifle lies the crux of the matter; usually it contains either the proposition that is being proved or a postulate equivalent to it.

The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.

The world will be solved by millions of small things.

If equations are trains threading the landscape of numbers, then no train stops at pi.

I offer myself as a leader to the people of this country because I think they're looking for solutions, not lawyers arguing over laws or entertainers throwing out sound bites that draw media attention. We need to solve the problem.

Fifty percent of the world's population lives in cities. In a couple of decades, 70 percent of the world's population will be living in cities. Cities are where the problem is. Cities are where the solution is, where creativity exists to address the challenges and where they have most impact. This is why, in 2005, the C40 was founded, an organization of cities that address climate change. It started with 18 cities; now it's 91. Cities simply are the key to saving the planet.

I think you can fan the flames, but I think in the same way that a mathematician is a mathematician - He's not taught to be a mathematician. He either has a feeling for equations and an understanding and delight in it, not only in the purity of it, but in its beauty as well.