Quotes by John von Neumann
“Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.”— John von Neumann
“A large part of mathematics which becomes useful developed with absolutely no desire to be useful.”— John von Neumann
“If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.”— John von Neumann
“There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.”— John von Neumann
“It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years.”— John von Neumann
“The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models.”— John von Neumann
“It is just as foolish to complain that people are selfish and treacherous as it is to complain that the magnetic field does not increase unless the electric field has a curl. Both are laws of nature.”— John von Neumann