Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.

A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a good opportunity.

Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them.

[Math] curriculum is obsessed with jargon and nomenclature seemingly for no other purpose than to provide teachers with something to test the students on.

SIMPLICIO: ... You have to [learn to] walk before you can run.SALVIATI: No, you have to have something you want to run toward.

It is the story that matters not just the ending.

I don't see how it's doing society any good to have it's members walking around with vague memories of algebraic formulas and geometric diagrams, and clear memories of hating them.

Mathematics is the art of explanation.

The only thing more fragile than life is the living we take for granted.

I always believe that the bridge between reality and a dream is work.

It's hard to get fired from the government. You have to, like, kill people.

Slowly would be better than not at all.

It seems clear at last that our love for the natural world-Nature-is the only means by which we can requite God's obvious love for it.

A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All aboard!

Lao Tsu doesn't seem to hold to much stock for words or phrases or teachings.

Debt is not just a money thing. It's about owing and being owed. Money is just one thing you can exchange. You can exchange good deeds, you can exchange revenge, you can exchange murders.

You can't live with regrets. It's about the journey

I didn't want to just rally at the baseline, even though that happened a lot.