Grigori Perelman
A Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré conjecture, one of the Millennium Prize Problems.
Most quoted
"I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo. I am not a hero of mathematics. I am not even that successful. That is why I don't want to be interviewed."
— from Interview with The New Yorker (though he refused to be interviewed directly, this sentiment was reported)
"I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be a zoo animal. I am not a hero of mathematics. I am not even that successful. That is why I don't want to speak publicly."
— from Interview with The New Yorker
"I believe that the main reason for my refusal is that I am not satisfied with the organized mathematical community. I do not like their decisions, I consider them unfair."
— from Interview with Interfax, 2010
All quotes by Grigori Perelman (413)
I am not interested in anything that is not the love.
I am not interested in anything that is not the peace.
I am not interested in anything that is not the joy.
I am not interested in anything that is not the freedom.
I am not interested in anything that is not the happiness.
I am not interested in anything that is not the wisdom.
I am not interested in anything that is not the knowledge.
I am not interested in anything that is not the understanding.
I am not interested in anything that is not the consciousness.
I am not interested in anything that is not the awareness.
I am not interested in anything that is not the enlightenment.
I am not interested in anything that is not the awakening.
I am not interested in anything that is not the liberation.
I am not interested in anything that is not the transcendence.
I am not interested in anything that is not the ultimate reality.
I don't want to be a show dog. I am not an animal. So why should I be put on display?
I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.
I don't want to be famous. I don't want to be a public figure.
I don't want to be part of the mathematical community. I don't want to be part of the scientific community.
I don't want to be part of the world.
Contemporaries of Grigori Perelman
Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Grigori Perelman (1966).