André Weil Quote

Strategy means the art of recognizing the main problems, attacking them at their weak points, setting up future lines of advance. Mathematical strategy is concerned with long-range objectives; it requires a deep understanding of broad trends and of the evolution of ideas over long periods.


In: Raymond George Ayoub, Musings of the Masters: An Anthology of Mathematical Reflections, History of Mathematics (p. 205)


Strategy means the art of recognizing the main problems, attacking them at their weak points, setting up future lines of advance. Mathematical...

Strategy means the art of recognizing the main problems, attacking them at their weak points, setting up future lines of advance. Mathematical...

Strategy means the art of recognizing the main problems, attacking them at their weak points, setting up future lines of advance. Mathematical...

Strategy means the art of recognizing the main problems, attacking them at their weak points, setting up future lines of advance. Mathematical...