"Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure"

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Source : "A Mathematician's Lament". genius.com. January 1, 2002.

Paul Lockhart

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“The course is so long, I had to take the curvature of the Earth into consideration.”
“Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions have existed. The Army has done so because of its unique character- a uniqueness based primarily upon intangibles that cannot be costed.”
“The dominant invades the entire picture, as it were. In this way I seek to individualize the color, because I have come to believe that there is a living world of each color and I express these worlds.”
“Love is real, real is love.”
“I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.”
“Try to understand long before you move to judgment.”
“Now tell me, what does that mean to be noble? Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don't follow titles, they follow courage. Now our people know you. Noble, and common, they respect you. And if you would just lead them to freedom, they'd follow you. And so would I”
“My wife, the star I steer by.”

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