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I finally reached the conclusion that mathematics was the study I was best fitted to follow, though I did not clearly see in what way I should turn the subject to account.

I enjoyed mathematics from a very young age. At the beginning of college, I had this illusion, which was kind of silly in retrospect, that if I just understood math and physics and philosophy, I could figure out everything else from first principles.

When I finished high school, it was clear to me that I would study mathematics, even if I also considered economics and psychology.

My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.

I was a mathematics major and really into math.

I was particularly good at math and science.

Early in my career, I wanted to be a mathematician.

At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead of the class to the end of the book.

I was very slow in maths, geometry I actually enjoyed.

I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea.