Note to self: When noticing flyaway hairs, do not use lip gloss as an 'on-the-go' hair gel. Danica McKellar More Quotes by Danica McKellar More Quotes From Danica McKellar I've done a little directing, but I love acting more. Danica McKellar actingdonelittles What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it. Danica McKellar healthparentchildren Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her. Danica McKellar sexywould-beyears My message is: You don't have to give up being popular, fun, or fashionable in order to be smart; they can go hand and hand. Doing math is a great way to exercise your brain; being smart is going to make you more powerful in life. Danica McKellar giving-uppowerfulfun If I'm teaching girls that do love to make cookies and do love fashion - that they can use math as a part of that - you think that's me saying, come on girls you belong in the kitchen, you belong shopping? Or, do you think it's me showing them how math is part of all their life, even the part they thought it had nothing to do with? Danica McKellar fashiongirlteaching If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done. Danica McKellar guysimplenames There seems to be so much shame wrapped up in speech disabilities. It seems very sad and complicated all at the same time. Danica McKellar disabilityspeechcomplicated This much I'm sure of. Chances for winning = 1 - (# of math students playing)/ (# of math students cheering). That's a fraction. Danica McKellar cheerwinningmath When I was 15, I had a crush on this guy who was really good at magic, and so I learned to juggle, thinking it would impress him. I spent hours and hours practicing, planning to show him. And then I never even saw him again. But at least I learned how to juggle. Danica McKellar crushguythinking I'm the kind of person that responds strongly to a challenge. Danica McKellar kindpersonschallenges So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it. Danica McKellar coffeecollegemath Find your self-respect now. Don't dumb yourselves down. Think of yourself as capable and worthy of finding a guy who is going to respect you, too. It's so important, I mean, and the confidence you get from feeling smart and tackling something like mathematics, which is a challenge, right? Math is hard. Danica McKellar smartmathmean Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly. Danica McKellar stupidhometeacher In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math. Danica McKellar hometeacherschool One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on. Danica McKellar mathbeautifulart I wasn't in school often enough to really belong to a 'clique,' but my friends all studied hard and got pretty good grades. They were good people with self-respect. I still like to be friends with people I admire something about; I really believe that we become like the people we're surrounded by, so I choose my friends carefully! Danica McKellar selfbelieveschool You can be obsessed with makeup and hair products and, you know, your appearance and still be absolutely making smart life decisions and work on your smarts, develop your smarts by studying something like math. Then you'll make much better decisions on the brands of clothing that you buy or whatever it is that you want. Danica McKellar makeupsmartmath Keep an eye on what your kids are seeing online. Parents need to stay involved in what their children are being exposed to. It's so important. Danica McKellar eyekidschildren I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful. Danica McKellar smartgirlbeautiful Believe it or not, lots of people change their majors and abandon their dreams just to avoid a couple of math classes in college. Danica McKellar couplechangedream
