Here you have one of my all-time favorites:

" The ultimate goal of Mathematics is to eliminate any need for intelligent thought."

• Alfred N. Whitehead

Can any of you guys tell me where that quote first appeared? Same thing for the quote of Atiyah entered by Petrunin.

Here you have one of my all-time favorites:

" The ultimate goal of Mathematics is to eliminate any need for intelligent thought."

• R. L. Graham (?)

Can any of you guys tell me where that quote first appeared? Same thing for the quote of Atiyah entered by Petrunin.