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Danica McKellar is an American actress, mathematician, and author. She gained fame in the 1980s for her role in the television series 'The Wonder Years'. McKellar has also made significant academic achievements, pursuing a degree in mathematics and publishing papers in the field.

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“If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart. But you can be fun and fit and social and be really smart. And the smarter you are, the more capable you'll be to handle whatever challenges come up in life.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“I tell students that even if they don't like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“If I'm teaching girls that do love to make cookies and do love fashion - that they can use math as a part of that - you think that's me saying, come on girls you belong in the kitchen, you belong shopping? Or, do you think it's me showing them how math is part of all their life, even the part they thought it had nothing to do with?”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate.”

Ifs Naked Appropriate

Author:Danica McKellar

“If anyone tells you it's impossible to be fabulous and smart and make a ton of money using math, well, they can just get in line behind you - and kiss your math.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“A reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping it upside down. If you want the reciprocal of a mixed number or a whole number, just convert it to an improper fraction, and then flip it!”

Ifs Want Whole Found Numbers Flip Upside Down Fractions Reciprocal

Book:Maths Doesn't Suck: How to survive year 6 through year 9 maths without losing your mind or breaking a nail

Source: Maths Doesn't Suck: How to survive year 6 through year 9 maths without losing your mind or breaking a nail

“I just did a spread in 'Maxim', I'm 35 years old. I've had women and parents email me asking if I should really be doing that, since I'm still considered a role model.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“I've always been really cautious about guys who have a Winnie Cooper fantasy, and I'm so glad about that. I mean, I can count on one hand the guys I've been with. It was really challenging, but I never gave it up too soon, if you know what I mean.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

“If I had caused any trouble worth mentioning, you would have read about it in 'Star' magazine, which is probably why I didn't cause any trouble worth mentioning.”

Ifs Stars Causes Trouble Magazines

Author:Danica McKellar

“If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.”

Ifs Believe Beautiful Smart Stem Being Smart Beautiful You You Re Beautiful

Author:Danica McKellar

About the Author

Born: January 3, 1975
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 90

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