1. One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on. --Danica Mckellar
2. You do not study mathematics because it helps you build a bridge. You study mathematics because it is the poetry of the universe. Its beauty transcends mere things. --Johnathan David Farley
3. 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
4. The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality. --David Hilbert
5. Mathematics is a game played according to certain rules with meaningless marks on paper. --David Hilbert