“If teaching is reduced to mere data transmission, if there is no sharing or excitement and wonder, if teachers themselves are passive recipients of information and not creators of new ideas, what h...”

“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.”

“And I'll go even further and say that mathematics, this art of abstract pattern-making even more than storytelling, painting, or music - is our most quintessentially human art form. This is what o...”

“The thing I want you especially to understand is this feeling of divine revelation. I feel that this structure was "out there" all along I just couldn't see it. And now I can! This is really what k...”

“No mathematician in the world would bother making these senseless distinctions: 2 1/2 is a "mixed number " while 5/2 is an "improper fraction." They're EQUAL for crying out loud. They are the exact...”

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

“Voicemail #1: Hi, Isabel Culpeper. I am lying in my bed, looking at the ceiling. I am mostly naked. I am thinking of your mother. Call me.Voicemail #2: The first minute and thirty seconds of Ive G...”

“Exactly!" said Deep Thought. "So once you do know what the question actually is, you'll know what the answer means.”

“Why is it that none of the things I construct ever make me feel safe? The answer lies in the fact that safety cant be created. It can only be found. And the only thing I've found thats never been c...”

“What is your motivation? When you drill down and ask, "What if there was zero ROI (of any form)?," you'll discover your highest and best use of time.”

“Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs.”

“When in trouble, run to God. When in pain, dwell in His presence. When you don't know what to say or do, ask God and for every moment praise God. He is always by your side!”

“Life is an experiment, experiment by sending as many ideas in the universe and see which idea takes off and put your heart into that.”

“Science is not about making predictions or performing experiments. Science is about explaining.”

“From the dawn of exact knowledge to the present day, observation, experiment, and speculation have gone hand in hand; and, whenever science has halted or strayed from the right path, it has been, e...”