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- I was interviewed in the Israeli Radio for five minutes and I said that more than 2000 years ago, Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes. Immediately the host interrupted me and asked: `Are there still infinitely many primes?' (Noga Alon)
- Mathematics... is a bit like discovering oil. ... But mathematics has one great advantage over oil, in that no one has yet ... found a way that you can keep using the same oil forever. (Andres Wiles)
- What's the most difficult aspect of your life as a mathematician, Diane Maclagan, an assistant professor at Rutgers, was asked.
"Trying to prove theorems," she said.
And the most fun?
"Trying to prove theorems."
(Ionica)
