Paul Erdős quotes

Paul Erdős was a Hungarian mathematician renowned for his extensive work in number theory, combinatorics, and probability. His prolific collaborations resulted in more than 1,500 mathematical papers with hundreds of co-authors around the world. He inspired generations of mathematicians through his unique lifestyle, creativity, and passion for problem-solving. Here are 21 of his quotes:

My brain is open!

Paul Erdős

Finally I am becoming stupider no more.

Paul Erdős

God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers.

Paul Erdős

Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.

Paul Erdős

Some French socialist said that private property was theft ... I say that private property is a nuisance.

Paul Erdős

If numbers aren't beautiful, I don't know what is.

Paul Erdős

It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.

Paul Erdős

The first sign of senility is that a man forgets his theorems, the second sign is that he forgets to zip up, the third sign is that he forgets to zip down.

Paul Erdős

Another roof, another proof.

Paul Erdős

Suppose aliens invade the earth and threaten to obliterate it in a year's time unless human beings can find the Ramsey number for red five and blue five. We could marshal the world's best minds and fastest computers, and within a year we could probably calculate the value. If the aliens demanded the Ramsey number for red six and blue six, however, we would have no choice but to launch a preemptive attack.

Paul Erdős

We'll continue tomorrow - if I live.

Paul Erdős

This one's from the Book!

Paul Erdős

I'm not competent to judge. But no doubt he was a great man.

Paul Erdős

And the aim is to keep the SF's score low.

Paul Erdős

I don't claim that this is correct, or that God exists, but it is just sort of half a joke.

Paul Erdős

Proof and conjecture, and keep the SF's score low.

Paul Erdős

Property is a nuisance.

Paul Erdős

I hope we'll be able to solve these problems before we leave.

Paul Erdős