Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a 'normal' person.
I would not dare to say that there is a direct relation between mathematics and madness, but there is no doubt that great mathematicians suffer from … - John Forbes Nash
I would not dare to say that there is a direct relation between mathematics and madness, but there is no doubt that great mathematicians suffer from …
- John Forbes Nash
I have made the most important discovery of my career, the most important discovery of my life: It is only in the mysterious equations of love that a… - John Forbes Nash
I have made the most important discovery of my career, the most important discovery of my life: It is only in the mysterious equations of love that a…
As you will find in multivariable calculus, there is often a number of solutions for any given problem. - John Forbes Nash
As you will find in multivariable calculus, there is often a number of solutions for any given problem.
Rationality of thought imposes a limit on a person's concept of his relation to the cosmos. - John Forbes Nash
Rationality of thought imposes a limit on a person's concept of his relation to the cosmos.
In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world. - John Forbes Nash
In madness, I thought I was the most important person in the world.
Gradually I began to intellectually reject some of the delusionally influenced lines of thinking which had been characteristic of my orientation. Thi… - John Forbes Nash
Gradually I began to intellectually reject some of the delusionally influenced lines of thinking which had been characteristic of my orientation. Thi…
People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you ma… - John Forbes Nash
People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you ma…
In a dream it's typical not to be rational. - John Forbes Nash
In a dream it's typical not to be rational.
Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity. - John Forbes Nash
Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity.
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