Quotes by : Paul Lockhart

... That little narrative is an example of the mathematician’s art: asking simple and elegant questions....

Mathematics is the art of explanation.

SIMPLICIO: ... You have to [learn to] walk before you can run.SALVIATI: No, you have to have something....

So [in mathematics] we get to play and imagine whatever we want and make patterns and ask questions about....

The thing I want you especially to understand is this feeling of divine revelation. I feel that this....

Be honest: did you actually read [the above geometric proof]? Of course not. Who would want to? The effect....

So how does one go about proving something like this? It's not like being a lawyer, where the goal is....

Why don't we want our children to learn to do mathematics? Is it that we don't trust them, that we think....

In any case, do you really think kids even want something that is relevant to their daily lives? You....

... This is a major theme in mathematics: things are what you want them to be. You have endless choices;....