“Indeed the worthy housewife was of such a capricious nature, that she not only attained a higher pitch of genius than Macbeth, in respect of her ability to be wise, amazed, temperate and furious, loyal and neutral in an instant, but would sometimes ring the changes backwards and forwards on all possible moods and flights in one short quarter of an hour; performing, as it were, a kind of triple bob major on the peal of instruments in the female belfry, with a skilfulness and rapidity of execution that astonished all who heard her.” KindSometimesCharacterHoursAbilityInterestingWiseHeardGeniusHigherMajorsFemaleInstrumentsWorthyRingsMoodFlightPerformingInstantQuartersLoyalBobExecutionAmazedBackwardsBeing WiseHousewifeFuriousInteresting CharactersCapricious Author:Charles Dickens
“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.” ThinkingNeedsKidsSchoolTeacherGeniusMajorsHigh SchoolDoctorsMathWorthwhileMathematicianSenatorsCeoStereotypeDumpSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:Jordan Ellenberg
“Nowadays people talk about PayPal's founders as prescient geniuses who would inevitably change the world. It was, however, not so obvious that PayPal would taste its first major success by helping people sell Beanie Babies on eBay. But they had a vision, a hope, and the perseverance to try multiple iterations until they got it right.” PeopleWorldTryingFirstsHelpingVisionBabyGeniusTasteMajorsSellsPerseveranceObviousChanging The WorldFoundersMultipleHelping PeopleEbayPaypal Author:Eric Ries
“The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.” PeopleWorldDoneWorkGeniusBalanceMajorsOrdinaryExtraordinaryOrdinary PeopleEmotional Balance Author:Gordon B. Hinckley