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.

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

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.

Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure

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.

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.

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

With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.

It's a special form of scholarly neurosis, ´ said Camel. 'He's no longer able to distinguish between life and literature.´

Bitterness leads to brokenness in spirit.

They were at the end of their journey, but as far as ever, it seemed, from the end of their quest.

There is such a thing as society. It's just not the same thing as the state.

I really didn't have any childhood. When you don't know where you are going to sleep for the night.. or find food.. you can't think with the mind of a child. You have to think with the mind of a man.

I know that I'm kind of a big deal online, but I think that some of that is starting to seep into the streets, and you want to kind of continue to make sure it does that.

When he asked my grandmother if she would mind being poor, she said she would be happy just to have her daughter and himself: 'If you have love, even plain water is sweet.

There is no substitute for a firsthand encounter with the Word of God.