Quotations XVIII: The Art of Asking Questions

Priorities, motivation, and a little bit of math from my blackboard…

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

— Winston Churchill

In mathematics, the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

— Georg Cantor

As soon as you understand 2 x 4, you can’t believe there was a time when you didn’t understand it.

— Cynthia Copeland Lewis

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

— Thomas Edison

Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.

— Paul Erdos

My teenage son chose the Thomas Edison quote, which would feel right at home on a motivational poster. With Chickenfoot’s sense of humor, however, I would have expected him to lean more toward this sort of thing.

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