"We sometimes think of being good at mathematics as an innate ability. You either have "it" or you don't. But to Schoenfeld, it's not so much ability as attitude. You master mathematics if you are willing to try."

-- Malcolm Gladwell

#Inspirational Quotes #Motivational Quotes #Attitude Quotes

“The heart of mathematics consists of concrete examples and concrete problems. Big general theories are usually afterthoughts based on small but profound insights; the insights themselves come from concrete special cases.”

Source : Paul Richard Halmos (1983). “Selecta: expository writing”, Springer Verlag
“Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.”
“It's always about wanting to one-up myself from the day before. There's never an absolute 100% perfect performance, but going out and striving for that perfect performance is what keeps me going.”
“I'm not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I'm not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you make enough bad decisions, every once in a while things work out for you.”
“The uncomfort zone is very important for us... To feel uncomfortable is important to strengthen your spirit. Like the samurai says, if you feel comfortable you must search for the discomfort, don't look only for the easy way.”
“They say I have the ugliest feet in the world. I don't care if they say it - I'm not gonna hide 'em!”
“I couldn't believe it. That was the first time I had ever seen somebody celebrate for a whole 40-second clock. That was ridiculous.”

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