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It is the story that matters, not just the ending.


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There is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics.

There is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics.



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

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.

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



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

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



Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure

Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure



Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood.

Mathematics is the purest of the arts, as well as the most misunderstood.



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

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



The only thing I am interested in using mathematics for is to have a good time and to help others do the same.

The only thing I am interested in using mathematics for is to have a good time and to help others do the same.



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

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



Mathematicians enjoy thinking about the simplest possible things, and the simplest possible things are imaginary.

Mathematicians enjoy thinking about the simplest possible things, and the simplest possible things are imaginary.





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There are times I can't even figure myself out.

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Setting aside the issue of gender while highlighting the symmetry of bodies seemed indispensable in order to focus on the narrative of human beings in the making.

Setting aside the issue of gender while highlighting the symmetry of bodies seemed indispensable in order to focus on the narrative of human beings in the making.



"Wholeheartedly" means that we give our time, love, and energy unstintingly.

"Wholeheartedly" means that we give our time, love, and energy unstintingly.



The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be

The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be



For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.

For me, poetry is the music of being human. And also a time machine by which we can travel to who we are and to who we will become.



In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite.

In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite.



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Given that I can't sing like Freddie Mercury, obviously I'm not going to pursue it as a career. What would be the point?



One could go on revising a prose page forever whereas there is a point in a poem when one knows it is done forever.

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