Bo Burnham on math
Bo Burnham61 quotes“I have a pretty good math mind, so I can see patterns, but I don’t have a great ear. It’s like a tragedy – I can see so much more natural musical ability in so many other people.”
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Bo BurnhamBo Burnham Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop’s another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you’re talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It’s like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
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Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
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I ended up doubling the math time that a conventional school would have. But I don’t think any of these things were path-breaking or unusual.
Angela DuckworthAngela Duckworth I’m so smart. I am good at doing math really quickly in my head.
MitskiMitski I’m really good at math and history, but I suck in English.
John DalyJohn Daly Math just wasn’t my favorite. I didn’t get how important math is and how it relates to real life. That’s why I think I was turned off to it.
Adam RodriguezAdam Rodriguez Once I got down arithmetic and a little bit of algebra, I think I checked out. As I’ve gotten older, I think there’s a lot more relation to math.
Adam RodriguezAdam Rodriguez I’m not a plumber who accidentally blew up or a math professor who accidentally backed into notoriety.
Adam RichmanAdam Richman Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them.
Abraham FlexnerAbraham Flexner Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
Pliny the ElderPliny the Elder
