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The way that I approached numbers, think about them, the same as for language as well-acquiring vocabulary, understanding the grammar, the structures of languages, the rhythm, the music and so-on - these things obviously evolved.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: About Evolved Grammar Language Languages Music Numbers Obviously Rhythm Same Structures Them Things Think Understanding Vocabulary Way

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My family supported me. I wasn't hot-housed at all as a young child; I didn't go to any kind of gifted school. They didn't exist in the very poor parts of England when I grew up in the 1980s. I had a great time to learn, had access to libraries and teachers who were patient and enthusiastic when I showed ability in some subjects.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Ability Access Any Child England Enthusiastic Exist Family Gifted Go Great Great Time Grew Had Kind Learn Libraries Me Parts Patient Poor School Some Subjects Supported Teachers Time Up Very Were Who Young Young Child 1980S

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Someone who copies a Van Gogh does not therefore become Van Gogh, and the same would go for Mozart or anyone else who contributed something that was original. Certainly in the way that I described visualizing numbers in abstract, meaningful shapes.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Abstract Anyone Anyone Else Become Certainly Copies Does Else Go Gogh Meaningful Mozart Numbers Original Same Shapes Someone Something Therefore Van Van Gogh Way Who Would

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Of course creativity is a mystery. We don't know what drives it or what constitutes it. It's one of those things, like genius, you know it when you see it but it's impossible to define.

~Daniel Tammet

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Logic obviously is important. You need to be able to figure things out, to go to the end of a particular problem. But intuition is very important because it references things that logic alone cannot.

~Daniel Tammet

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I'm very comfortable with the idea of there being late bloomers, and for me, of course, there's no difficulty at all in the way that I think of talent and achievement and so on.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Achievement Being Comfortable Course Difficulty Idea Late Me Talent Think Very Way I Think

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I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped quite considerably. I did read fiction as a teenager as well, mostly because I was forced to read fiction, of course, to go through high school.

~Daniel Tammet

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From 'Embracing the Wide Sky', I went to the States, to Canada and to different parts of Europe as well. I gave interviews in several languages.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Canada Different Different Parts Embracing Europe Gave Interviews Languages Parts Several Sky States Well Wide

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I feel traveling certainly does broaden the mind. In my case certainly I feel more confident. It gives you a new perspective on the world.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Broaden Case Certainly Confident Does Feel Gives Mind More New New Perspective Perspective Traveling World You I Feel

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Life is going to be complex, and the only way we're able navigate our way through it at all is by living as best we can and absorbing those experiences and somehow making intuitive responses in future situations that resemble them in some way.

~Daniel Tammet

Topics: Able Absorb Best Complex Experiences Future Going Intuitive Life Living Making Navigate Only Our Resemble Responses Situations Some Somehow Them Those Through Way

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: January 31st, 1979

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