A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. – G. H. Hardy
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. – G. H. Hardy
What makes a Beethoven symphony spectacular, what makes a Brahms rhapsody spectacular is that the patterns are wondrous. – Brian Greene
Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard. – Martin Filler
Once we start deliberately messing with the climate systems, we could inadvertently shift rainfall patterns (climate models have shown that rainfall in the Amazon might be particularly vulnerable), causing collapse of ecosystems, drought, famine, and more. – Jeff Goodell
I deal with more complex rhythmical patterns than a regular tap dancer. I even think in rhythms. – Savion Glover
It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men. – Rodney Stark
While fractal geometry is often used in high-tech science, its patterns are surprisingly common in traditional African designs. – Ron Eglash