"Mathematics is the music of reason." — Paul Lockhart

"Mathematics is the music of reason."

— Paul Lockhart

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24 Quotes by Paul Lockhart

Paul Lockhart has 24 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To do mathematics is to engage in an act of discovery and conjecture, intuition and inspiration; to be in a…
Doing mathematics should always mean finding patterns and crafting beautiful and meaningful explanations.
It is the story that matters not just the ending.
Mental acuity of any kind comes from solving problems yourself, not from being told how to solve them.
A good problem is something you don't know how to solve. That's what makes it a good puzzle and a…
Why don't we want our children to learn to do mathematics? Is it that we don't trust them, that we…
If teaching is reduced to mere data transmission, if there is no sharing or excitement and wonder, if teachers themselves…
Mathematics is the art of explanation. If you deny students the opportunity to engage in this activity-- to pose their…
I don't see how it's doing society any good to have so many members walking around with vague memories of…
Mathematics is not a language, it's an adventure
There is nothing as dreamy and poetic, nothing as radical, subversive, and psychedelic, as mathematics. It is every bit as…
The mathematical question is "Why?" It's always why. And the only way we know how to answer such questions is…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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