You are allowed to lie a little, but you must never mislead.

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.

Sometimes your talent can steer you away from your passion.

Sometimes we want what we want even if we know it’s going to kill us.

Grown-ups love figures. When you talk to them about a new friend, they never ask questions about essential matters.

I want to be in Chicago. I'd like to.

By putting the first-person point of view in a naturalistic perspective, I believe that we may genuinely come to understand it for the first time.

I'm trying to create a relationship with myself. I feel good being married to myself right now!

Filing is concerned with the past; anything you actually need to see again has to do with the future.

I feel so out of place here. No matter how much money the Republic throws at me, I will forever be the boy from the streets.

I think if you're going to show a true representation of any one life, it can't be about any one thing. I try to see more of a full picture, with the romance just a single part.