Georg Cantor

"The concept of number is the obvious invariant suggested by the recognition of the identity that the given enumerates."

"To me it seems clear that the infinite is not merely a subjective category of human thinking."

"I claim the right to study the infinite in my own way."

"The absolute infinity surpasses all our categorical understanding."

"A collection is a Many out of which nothing is selected."

"My work is my life and my life is my work."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence of that world is a form of liberation."

"I believe in the power of thought to shape reality."

"Numbers are not discovered; they are created."

"The fear of contradiction is the beginning of wisdom."

"Every problem solved opens new ones."

"Truth is reality congruent with thought."

"The foundation of all matters of consequence is the concept of infinity."

"I have never doubted the truth of my discoveries."

"The whole of creation is an expression of mathematical harmony."

"A single thought can reshape the world of understanding."

"The beauty of mathematics lies in its absolute certainty."

"Even the greatest mathematicians must sometimes doubt."

"The infinite is not a number, but a concept."

"I have shown the way; others must follow if they will."

"The principle of growth is at the heart of all mathematics."

"To deny the infinite is to deny creation itself."

"The mathematician creates not the truth, but the form of truth."

"I do not fear criticism; I welcome it as a path to truth."

"Numbers tell the story of creation."

"The infinite is both simple and infinitely complex."

"I have devoted my life to understanding the deepest patterns of thought."

"The power of mathematics is the power to think clearly."

"I believe that my work will be vindicated by history."

"The infinite world is no less real than the finite."