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“my dear,
we are all made of water.
it's okay to rage. sometimes
it's okay to rest. to recede.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
we are all made of water.
it's okay to rage. sometimes
it's okay to rest. to recede.”
― A Thousand Flamingos
“I think we need more math majors who don't become mathematicians. More math major doctors, more math major high school teachers, more math major CEOs, more math major senators. But we won't get there unless we dump the stereotype that math is only worthwhile for kid geniuses.”
― How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
― How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
“Just a drop in the ocean," you say,
And that may be true,
But the ocean wouldn't be as full,
If it weren't for you.”
―
And that may be true,
But the ocean wouldn't be as full,
If it weren't for you.”
―
“having an honest intellectual relationship with our students and our subject.”
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
― A Mathematician's Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating and Imaginative Art Form
“As far as I'm concerned, there are two types of people in this world: people like Queeg who, when life gives them lemons make lemonade, and everyone else. And although those smug lemonade-makers think the rest of us just sit around all day day bitching about not getting oranges, they're wrong. It's all about volume. When you're ass-deep in lemons, you start looking for a shovel, not a pitcher and a cup of sugar”
― The Art of Crash Landing
― The Art of Crash Landing
RFerrell’s 2025 Year in Books
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