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From Quotes by Daniel Tammet
- 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 knowledge…
- Like works of literature, mathematical ideas help expand our circle of empathy, liberating us from the tyranny of a single, parochial point of view. Numbers,…
- When I was a child, my behavior was far from being what most people would label 'intelligent.' It was often limited, repetitive and anti-social. I…
- From 'Embracing the Wide Sky', I went to the States, to Canada and to different parts of Europe as well. I gave interviews in several…
- I know from my own experience that there is much more to 'intelligence' than an IQ number. In fact, I hesitate to believe that any…
- Often autism is portrayed in the media as a very negative condition, as something that prevents somebody from communicating or from socializing or from being…
- There are always things I find difficult - being in crowds, remembering faces. I do like routines. I always travel with someone. My life in…
- I was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult…
- One of the lines from my books is about having respect for different minds, and if I had to have an epitaph at this point…
- If when we are taught English we are just taught the rules of grammar, it would take all our love of our language away from…
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- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Throughout all of this confusion, I hope I somehow get to you. I practice all the things I'd say to tell you… — Superman
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto