- “Hey Girl/Son!”
Mister Yim’s just chill like that, casually addressing you mid-tutorial. Don’t forget to sign in — yes, even if no one actually does.
- “But Mr. Yeem…”
Always delivered in his signature hoarse childlike tone, this quote might result in an occasional cough from acting too hard. Yes, don’t whine about it, you do need to use Cramer’s rule.
- “You know, you hurt my feelings. My wife will get mad at you, and you never want to make my wife mad.”
Lesson of the day: Never make Mrs. Yim mad.
- “Okey dokey…?”
… Artichokey! Now repeat that like you mean it! Do you really want to do jumping jacks to wake yourself up?
- “I can talk about your test in two ways: angry Asian dad, or stereotypical nice teacher. Which one do you want?”
Spoiler: Students always choose the Angry Asian Dad. It’s a punchy, nostalgic kick that somehow leaves you motivated to ace the next exam.
- “There are three types of math teachers: those who can count and those who can’t.”
Mr. Yim is definitely … the third type.
- “I’m literally a teddy bear, right?”
Funny enough, students never recall hugging a teddy bear and thinking about Mr. Yim. Imagine getting a cute and cuddly “Mr. Yim” teddy for Christmas …
- “Be a mindful, mathematician.”
Repeated in all of his videos, it’s simply his advice for others to be thoughtful when doing arithmetic (though he constantly forgets the exact wording).
- “Be like cactus.”
The most (in)famous of Yim’s quotes, urging students to be strong, resilient and unshaken, surviving the harshest classroom climate and his toughest tests.
- “An answer requires a question.”
Did you really think we would give the top spot to an overrated quote about succulents? Mr. Yim’s best quote tells a simple truth: The trick to knowing everything is to question everything.
