Revolutions never occur in mathematics.

It is really puzzling because we have grade-by-grade content standards in both reading and mathematics. But it appears that these are only paying off for mathematics. This really calls for a deeper exploration into why mathematics is doing so much better.

I had a polynomial once. My doctor removed it.

Eventually, they wear you down to where you don't even trust yourself. You can't trust your memory anymore.

The mathematics faculty were encouraging me to shift into mathematics as my major and explaining to me that it was not almost impossible to make a good career in America as a mathematician. So I... became officially a student of mathematics. And in the end I had learned and progressed so much in mathematics that they gave me an M.S. in addition to my B.S. when I graduated.

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences