One Must Be Able To Say At

Before Beginning [to Try To Prove Fermat's Last Theorem] I Should Have To Put In Three Years Of Intensive Study, And I Haven't That Much Time To Squander On A Probable Failure.

One Must Be Able To Say At All Times--instead Of Points, Straight Lines, And Planes--tables, Chairs, And Beer Mugs

One Hears A Lot Of Talk About The Hostility Between Scientists And Engineers. I Don't Believe In Any Such Thing. In Fact I Am Quite Certain It Is Untrue... There Cannot Possibly Be Anything In It Because Neither Side Has Anything To Do With The Other.

Begin With The Simplest Examples.

Mathematical Science Is In My Opinion An Indivisible Whole, An Organism Whose Vitality Is Conditioned Upon The Connection Of Its Parts.