Most of your quotes were inspiring and showed a profound interest in demonstrating your zest for the mathematical world.
Sarah Corriveau, Mathematical Explorations student, from a Spring 1997 journal.

Mathematical and Educational Quotation Server
at Westfield State University

This page contains quotations that I have utilized in my mathematics classes at Westfield State University. My students have reacted quite favorably to the "quote of the day", and I have found it often helps me organize my thoughts about a central theme. It is often hard to find a quote that addresses an issue I would like to speak to, and often I find it even harder to put my hands on a quote I know I would like to use. It is my hope that this collection helpful in these endeavors as well as many others that I consider in my paper "Quotations for Every Mathematics Class".

Quotes Listed Alphabetically by Author's Last Name

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References and Other Resources

How to Search, Documentation of References, and Other Technical Details

"Quotations for Every Mathematics Class"
Published Papers on Using Quotations
Books of Quotations
Electronic Quotation Databases

Thanks go out to the many people who have shared their favorite quotes with me and to those who have helped with the construction of these pages, including: Julie Fleron, Bruce Lysik, Mark Kayan, James Robertson, and Robert McGuigan.

If you find this page useful, have suggestions, or have quotes you would like to add, please drop me a note at the address below. In the mean time, I hope you find this collection as profitable in your teaching and learning as I have.

Quotation database updated 7 July, 1999. Quotation homepage updated 7 July, 1999.

Created, Edited, and Maintained by Julian F. Fleron

jfleron@westfield.ma.edu