Ulam, Stanislaw In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external affairs. Some practice it as if using a drug. Chess sometimes plays a similar role. In their unhappiness over the events of this world, some immerse themselves in a kind of self-sufficiency in mathematics. (Some have engaged in it for this reason alone.)
Adventures of a Mathematician, Scribner's, New York, 1976.
Adventures of a Mathematician, Scribner's, New York, 1976.
Famous Mathematics Quotes List
Following is the list of Mathematical Quotations:
Mathematical Quotations Series from A to Z
LIST 1: Math Quotes that start with "A"
LIST 2: Math Quotes that start with “B”
LIST 3: Math Quotes that start with “C”
LIST 4: Math Quotes that start with “D”
LIST 5: Math Quotes that start with “E”
LIST 6: Math Quotes that start with “F”
LIST 7: Math Quotes that start with “G”
LIST 8: Math Quotes that start with “H”
LIST 9: Math Quotes that start with “I”
LIST 10: Math Quotes that start with “J”
LIST 11: Math Quotes that start with “K”
LIST 12: Math Quotes that start with “L”
LIST 13: Math Quotes that start with “M”
LIST 14: Math Quotes that start with “N”
LIST 15: Math Quotes that start with “O”
LIST 16: Math Quotes that start with “P”
LIST 17: Math Quotes that start with “Q”
LIST 18: Math Quotes that start with “R”
LIST 19: Math Quotes that start with “S”
LIST 20: Math Quotes that start with “T”
LIST 21: Math Quotes that start with “U”
LIST 22: Math Quotes that start with “V”
LIST 23: Math Quotes that start with “W”
LIST 24: Math Quotes that start with “X”
LIST 25: Math Quotes that start with “Y”
LIST 26: Math Quotes that start with “Z”
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