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Richard Hamming Quotes: Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes.
         

Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes.


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The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.



Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.

Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.



There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and maybe computers have thoughts that people cannot think.

There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and maybe computers have thoughts that people cannot think.



If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.

If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work.



Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants." These days we stand on each other's feet!

Newton said, "If I have seen further than others, it is because I've stood on the shoulders of giants." These days we stand on each other's feet!



The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you’re doing.

The most dangerous thought you can have as a creative person is to think you know what you’re doing.



Typing is no substitute for thinking.

Typing is no substitute for thinking.



Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.

Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.



True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter.

True greatness is when your name is like ampere, watt, and fourier-when it's spelled with a lower case letter.



You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don't mind. But to yourself try to be honest.

You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don't mind. But to yourself try to be honest.





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The one thing I like about the religion is, I'm never at a loss to do something. No matter what happens in my life, there is something for me to do so I don't feel as though I have lost control.

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Probably the most important piece of advice that I've ever gotten is to develop your mind. I left school very young and I always regretted it.



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