Quotes from Ronald Graham

Someone has remarked that 'An ideal math talk should have one proof and one joke and they should not be the same'.

Someone has said that all the great jugglers are dead.

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

Juggling is sometimes called the art of controlling patterns, controlling patterns in time and space.

It would be very discouraging if somewhere down the line you could ask a computer if the Riemann hypothesis is correct and it said, 'Yes, it is true, but you won't be able to understand the proof.'

Math is sometimes called the science of patterns.

Well, as you know, there are 24 hours in every day. And if that's not enough, you've always got the nights!

The ultimate goal of mathematics is to eliminate all need for intelligent thought.