Art Quotes

"Art speaks when words fail."

"It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"The universe speaks in the language of mathematics and poetry alike."

"Art is the imitation of nature in her manner of operation."

"Form is the gateway to the infinite."

"Art is the effort to express the unutterable."

"Art reveals truths that science cannot."

"What is mathematics if not the poetry of logical ideas?"

"Mathematics is the art of the possible and impossible."

"To work with symbols is to engage in one of the most abstract and profound human activities."

"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

"Art is the production of mighty things from mighty causes according to human nature."

"The measure of civilization is the measure of its artistic expression."

"Art expresses what cannot be said in propositions."

"The beauty of a mathematical proof lies in its necessity, not in the elegance of its expression."

"Mathematics speaks to both the logical and creative aspects of the human mind."

"The power of notation lies in its ability to compress complexity into simplicity."

"The lambda calculus is simplicity elevated to the status of a foundation."

"Formal systems are languages in which we can speak about structure itself."

"Formalism is the refinement of language to achieve precision at the edge of comprehension."

"Aesthetic judgments are not merely expressions of personal preference; they can be evaluated."

"A mathematical proof is like a work of art - it must have elegance and simplicity."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art is the most beautiful form of expression."

"The beauty of formal systems lies in their transparency and the possibility of rigorous proof."

"Mathematical precision and human meaning are not opposed; they are interdependent."

"The logician and the poet both work with language, but the logician aims for precision while the poet courts ambiguity."

"It is possible to build machines which will draw beautiful patterns."

"Consciousness might be better understood through metaphor and poetry than through equations alone."