Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.

Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it’s futile to continue playing (conceptualizing).

A mathematician believes that describing the speed of Mercury with equations amounts to science.

College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a conveyor belt that takes individuals from one cookie cutter to another so that the product comes within tight control limits out of the assembly line.

A mathematician is an individual who believes that prophesying that his dog will die if he deprives it of food constitutes a prediction.

A mathematician is an individual who proves his beliefs with equations.