“If I had to design a mechanism for the express purpose of destroying a child's natural curiosity and love of pattern-making, I couldn't possibly do as good a job as is currently being done-I simply wouldn't have the imagination to come up with the kind of senseless, soul-crushing ideas that constitute contemporary mathematics education.” IfsKindChildrenIdeasSoulDoneJobsPurposeImaginationNaturalDesignAnd LoveMathematicsCuriosityPatternsCome UpContemporaryCrushDestroyingMechanismBeing DoneNatural Curiosity Author:Paul Lockhart
“The job of intellectuals is to come up with ideas, and all we've been producing is footnotes.” IdeasJobsCome UpIntellectFootnotes Author:Theodore White
“I love religion. I could make up religions all day. I sort of think that in an ideal world I'd like to be a religion designer. I'd like people come up to me and say, I need a religion. I'd go talk to them for a while, and I'd design a religion for them. That would be a great job. There's a need for people like that. Fortunately, seeing that one can't actually do it, I get paid for sort of making them up anyway.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsWould BeJobsSeeingDesignHumourIdealsPaidCome UpDesignerGreat JobIdeal World Author:Neil Gaiman
“Its really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, I usually dont like female comedians, but your material is great! It makes the job prospect more daunting. Funny is funny, you know?” PeopleKnowsSometimesJobsMaterialsFemaleCome UpComedianIrritatingFemale Comedian Author:Chelsea Peretti
“In today's competitive business world, it is not enough to do your job well; no, to be truly effective, you have to develop skills and strategies for things you'll never have to do, and situations that will never come up.” WorldWellsEnoughTodayJobsSituationSkillsStrategyCome UpBusiness World Author:Rob Payne