Our thoughts and our feelings, of course, are not wholly objective, they're inherently subjective. And that's the danger, and I think as long as we're aware of it and can push back against it, I don't think that these two… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
It was hard for me to find my voice because I was, for so long, absorbed in my own world. — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
When things don't come so naturally to you, you want to persevere, you want to keep pushing yourself to overcome obstacles that prevent you… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
Aesthetic judgments, rather than abstract reasoning, guide and shape the process by which we all come to know what we know. — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
I'm very comfortable with the idea of there being late bloomers, and for me, of course, there's no difficulty at all in the way… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
Growing up, I would have to watch the other children and learn from my mistakes. I would have to push myself to overcome the… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
I love music. I have a fondness for Chopin, and I very much like his 'Raindrop Prelude.' — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
My algebra was relatively poor. I found it very difficult to use equations that substituted numbers - to which I had a synesthetic and… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
I've got a quiet voice. I think it's because as a child I didn't speak very much. I used to put my fingers in… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
I feel traveling certainly does broaden the mind. In my case certainly I feel more confident. It gives you a new perspective on the… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
We know next to nothing with any certainty about Pythagoras, except that he was not really called Pythagoras. The name by which he is… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
Aesthetics - rather than reason - shapes our thought processes. First comes aesthetics, then logic. 'Thinking in Numbers' is not about an attempt to… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
There are always things I find difficult - being in crowds, remembering faces. I do like routines. I always travel with someone. My life… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
One particular aspect of Siddhartha’s revelation of the outside world has always struck me. Quite possibly he lived his first thirty years without any… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
I recited Pi to 22,514 decimal points in five hours and nine minutes. I was able to do this because of weeks of study,… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share
