"When I achieved the European record for reciting pi in 2004, this captured the imagination of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen in Cambridge, and he finally diagnosed me with Asperger's that year."

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Daniel Tammet

#Years Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Records Quotes

“A big part of life is realizing what you're good at.”
“How many thoughts float in and out of your head without your stopping to identify them? How many ideas and insights have escaped because you forgot to pay attention?”

Source : Maria Konnikova (2013). “Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes”, p.16, Penguin
“If life gives you lemons, make apple juice and make people wonder how the hell you did it.”
“I feel like a drummer with no sticks and somebody keeps farting on my snare drum.”
“When parents are confident that their children will live, they have fewer of them. They invest more in each child's food, health and education.”
“Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden.”
“Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company you keep.'”
“I call it sacred geometry. When everything's just right and it feels really balanced, so that when it unfolds to the next part, you feel totally familiar and at ease within the song.”

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