James Newman Quotes

"You are an extremely valuable, worthwhile, significant person even though your present circumstances may have you feeling otherwise."
- James Newman
(Related: Circumstances, Feeling, May, Present)

"We have overcome the notion that mathematical truths have an existence independent and apart from our own minds. It is even strange to us that such a notion could ever have existed."
- James Newman
(Related: Existence)

"The infinite in mathematics is alway unruly unless it is properly treated."
- James Newman
(Related: Infinite, Mathematics)

"It is hard to know what you are talking about in mathematics, yet no one questions the validity of what you say. There is no other realm of discourse half so queer."
- James Newman
(Related: Mathematics, Questions, Talking, Validity)

"The most painful thing about mathematics is how far away you are from being able to use it after you have learned it."
- James Newman
(Related: Being, Mathematics)

"Words of wisdom are spoken by children at least as often as scientists."
- James Newman
(Related: Wisdom, Children, Scientists, Words)