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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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“Girls think that being glamorous means making mistakes and being irresponsible. And that's just not true. The smarter you are, the better prepared you are to make decisions in your life, the more likely you are to lead a satisfying life and be glamorous and fun and anything you want to be.”

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“You can be obsessed with makeup and hair products and, you know, your appearance and still be absolutely making smart life decisions and work on your smarts, develop your smarts by studying something like math. Then you'll make much better decisions on the brands of clothing that you buy or whatever it is that you want.”

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“I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.”

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“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!”

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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 want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them it's not for them. It's for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors.”

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“When you do a lot of acting your entire life, you see the entire set from one point of view. To have a chance to step back and pull it all together is really exciting. You want to do it all; you want to have a hand in everything.”

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“I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart.”

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Author:Danica McKellar

About the Author

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

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