A clever graduate student could teach Fourier something new, but surely no one claims that he could teach Archimedes to reason better.

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.

The author discusses valueless measures in pointless spaces.

The best way to learn is to do; the worst way to teach is to talk.

The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. That tenet is the foundation of the do-it-yourself, Socratic, or Texas method.

A smooth lecture... may be pleasant; a good teacher challenges, asks, irritates and maintains high standards - all that is generally not pleasant.

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one.

The beginner should not be discouraged if he finds he does not have the prerequisites for reading the prerequisites.

It is the duty of all teachers, and of teachers of mathematics in particular, to expose their students to problems much more than to facts.

Applied mathematics will always need pure mathematics just as anteaters will always need ants.

Mathematics is not a deductive science - that's a cliché... What you do is trial and error, experimentation, guesswork.

The gospel that has been preached in our churches has not been fair to the African continent. It has left us in a beggarly state, waiting on God for things we could produce by and for ourselves.

Blonde hair drawn into a no-nonsense bun, her new manicure the deep red of fresh blood, she’d even donned a blouse and slacks for the occasion, something Neve had forgotten Veronica owned.

The battle for our hearts is fought on the pages of our calendar.

Everything in woman hath a solution. It is called pregnancy.

The irony of Christmas is always upon the poor in heart; the mystery of the solstice is always upon the rest of us.

The platform God has given me is the platform of exhortation.

Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't change. Begin again and do it better this time.

I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.

Logicians have but ill defined As rational the human mind; Reason, they say, belongs to man, But let them prove it if they can.

That's where I take all my inspiration from is my own life and experiences, things I enjoy and am a fan of.