Ralph P. Boas, Jr. famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Somebody came up to me after a talk I had given, and say, "You make mathematics seem like fun." I was inspired to reply, "If it isn't fun, why do it?"
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Only professional mathematicians learn anything from proofs. Other people learn from explanations.
-- Ralph P. Boas, Jr. -
Suppose that you want to teach the 'cat' concept to a very young child. Do you explain that a cat is a relatively small, primarily carnivorous mammal with retractible claws, a distinctive sonic output, etc.? I'll bet not. You probably show the kid a lot of different cats, saying 'kitty' each time, until it gets the idea. To put it more generally, generalizations are best made by abstraction from experience.
-- Ralph P. Boas, Jr.
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Bouncy trouncy flouncy pouncy fun fun fun fun fun. The most wonderful thing about tiggers is I'm the only one!
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I would love to work with Salman. We have a great tuning so if we work together, it will be great fun. But till the time we don't get a good script, a script that excites both of us, we can't work together.
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I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together.
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Order is heaven's first law.
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The point about zero is that we do not need to use it in the operation of daily life. No one goes out to buy zero fish.
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The whole of mathematics consists in the organization of a series of aids to the imagination in the process of reasoning.
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I always say that I'm really inspired by mistakes and things that kind of go wrong.
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There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.
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Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.
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I'm inspired by music. Sometimes more than I want to be.
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