Paul Halmos Quotes

If the NSF had never existed, if the government had never funded Paul Halmos Picture Quote

If the NSF had never existed, if the government had never funded

— Paul Halmos

Feller was an ebullient man, who would rather be wrong than undecided. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Feller was an ebullient man, who would rather be wrong than undecided.

— Paul Halmos

Mathematics – this may surprise or shock some – is never deductive in creation. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Mathematics – this may surprise or shock some – is never deductive in creation.

— Paul Halmos

Mathematics is not a deductive science, that’s a cliché … What you do Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Mathematics is not a deductive science, that’s a cliché … What you do

— Paul Halmos

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for Paul Halmos Picture Quote

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for

— Paul Halmos

The mathematical fraternity is a little like a self-perpetuating priesthood. The mathematicians Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The mathematical fraternity is a little like a self-perpetuating priesthood. The mathematicians

— Paul Halmos

I read once that the true mark of a pro — at anything — Paul Halmos Picture Quote

I read once that the true mark of a pro — at anything —

— Paul Halmos

I remember one occasion when I tried to add a little seasoning Paul Halmos Picture Quote

I remember one occasion when I tried to add a little seasoning

— Paul Halmos

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

— Paul Halmos

You are allowed to lie a little, but you must never mislead. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

You are allowed to lie a little, but you must never mislead.

— Paul Halmos

The joy of suddenly learning a former secret and the joy of Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The joy of suddenly learning a former secret and the joy of

— Paul Halmos

[Mathematics] is security. Certainty. Truth. Beauty. Insight. Structure. Architecture. I see mathematics, Paul Halmos Picture Quote

[Mathematics] is security. Certainty. Truth. Beauty. Insight. Structure. Architecture. I see mathematics,

— Paul Halmos

The best way to learn is to do; the worst way to teach is to talk. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The best way to learn is to do; the worst way to teach is to talk.

— Paul Halmos

The heart of mathematics consists of concrete examples and concrete problems. Big Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The heart of mathematics consists of concrete examples and concrete problems. Big

— Paul Halmos

Mathematics is not a deductive science-that’s a cliché. When you try to Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Mathematics is not a deductive science-that’s a cliché. When you try to

— Paul Halmos

The heart of mathematics is its problems. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The heart of mathematics is its problems.

— Paul Halmos

The spectacular thing about Johnny [von Neumann] was not his power as Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The spectacular thing about Johnny [von Neumann] was not his power as

— Paul Halmos

When a student comes and asks, “Should I become a mathematician?” the Paul Halmos Picture Quote

When a student comes and asks, “Should I become a mathematician?” the

— Paul Halmos

It saddens me that educated people don’t even know that my subject exists. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

It saddens me that educated people don’t even know that my subject exists.

— Paul Halmos

… the student skit at Christmas contained a plaintive line: “Give us Master’s Paul Halmos Picture Quote

… the student skit at Christmas contained a plaintive line: “Give us Master’s

— Paul Halmos

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. That tenet Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. That tenet

— Paul Halmos

The computer is important, but not to mathematics. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The computer is important, but not to mathematics.

— Paul Halmos

A clever graduate student could teach Fourier something new, but surely no Paul Halmos Picture Quote

A clever graduate student could teach Fourier something new, but surely no

— Paul Halmos

Applied mathematics will always need pure mathematics just as anteaters will always Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Applied mathematics will always need pure mathematics just as anteaters will always

— Paul Halmos

It is the duty of all teachers, and of teachers of mathematics Paul Halmos Picture Quote

It is the duty of all teachers, and of teachers of mathematics

— Paul Halmos

The author discusses valueless measures in pointless spaces. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The author discusses valueless measures in pointless spaces.

— Paul Halmos

What’s the best part of being a mathematician? I’m not a religious Paul Halmos Picture Quote

What’s the best part of being a mathematician? I’m not a religious

— Paul Halmos

The library is the mathematician’s laboratory. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The library is the mathematician’s laboratory.

— Paul Halmos

The author discusses valueless measures in pointless spaces. Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The author discusses valueless measures in pointless spaces.

— Paul Halmos

To be a scholar of mathematics you must be born with talent, Paul Halmos Picture Quote

To be a scholar of mathematics you must be born with talent,

— Paul Halmos

Don’t just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Don’t just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for

— Paul Halmos

…the source of all great mathematics is the special case, the concrete Paul Halmos Picture Quote

…the source of all great mathematics is the special case, the concrete

— Paul Halmos

The beginner should not be discouraged if he finds he does not Paul Halmos Picture Quote

The beginner should not be discouraged if he finds he does not

— Paul Halmos

Many teachers are concerned about the amount of material they must cover Paul Halmos Picture Quote

Many teachers are concerned about the amount of material they must cover

— Paul Halmos

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