The Most Inspirational and funniest Math Quotes for Kids

Jan 25, 2023 | Roslyn

The study of math is one of the most intricate and beautiful ways to make sense of the world and it is a vital tool for the leaders of tomorrow. Famous math quotes by renowned historical people can create excitement to learn math. Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places but hearing a positive and encouraging quote about math is always a great way to boost a child’s drive and help motivate them with confidence to take on even the most challenging of math problems.

Inspirational Math Quotes When kids struggle with math, share inspirational math quotes with them.

“Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” – Albert Einstein

Mathematics is the music of reason.” – James Joseph Sylvester

“Math is the language of the universe. So, the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.” – Shakuntala Devi.

“Number rules the universe.” – Pythagoras

“To not know math is a severe limitation to understanding the world.” – Richard P. Feynman

“It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in one’s soul.” Sofia Kovalevskaya

“No human investigation can be called real science if it cannot be demonstrated mathematically.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

“The pure mathematician, like the musician, is a free creator of his world of ordered beauty.”— Bertrand Russell

“Wherever there is a number, there is beauty.”— Proclus

“Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.”— Stendhal

“I’ve always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing an idea.”— N.R. Narayana Murthy

Fun Math Quotes Sometimes Kids can relate to most contemporary math quotes for kids because they describe scenarios they have encountered in the past.

“Life is a math equation and the challenge is to turn negatives into positives.” – Anonymous

"That awkward moment when you finish a math problem and your answer isn’t even one of the choices." — Ritu Ghatourey

"Math: the only place where people can buy 64 watermelons, and no one wonders why." – Anonymous

"Parallel lines have so much in common; it’s a shame they’ll never meet." – Anonymous

"If there is a 50-50 chance something can go wrong, then nine times out of 10, it will."– Paul Harvey

"There is a fine line between a numerator and a denominator; only a fraction will understand."– Anonymous

"Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head."– Carl Sandburg

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