Grigori Perelman

Mathematics Russian 1966 413 quotes

A Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré conjecture, one of the Millennium Prize Problems.

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"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 fame. I am interested in truth.

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I am not a genius. I just work hard.

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I am not interested in the world. I am interested in mathematics.

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I have my own life. I don't need anyone else.

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I am not a guru. I am just a mathematician.

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I am not interested in the future. I am interested in the present.

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I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the present.

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I am not interested in anything but mathematics.

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I am not interested in anything that is not true.

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I am not interested in anything that is not beautiful.

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I am not interested in anything that is not good.

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I am not interested in anything that is not perfect.

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I am not interested in anything that is not eternal.

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I am not interested in anything that is not infinite.

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I am not interested in anything that is not divine.

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I am not interested in anything that is not God.

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I am not interested in anything that is not the truth.

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I am not interested in anything that is not the way.

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I am not interested in anything that is not the life.

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I am not interested in anything that is not the light.

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Contemporaries of Grigori Perelman

Other Mathematicss born within 50 years of Grigori Perelman (1966).

Alexander Grothendieck

1928–2014 · French

1953 · English

1921–2005 · American

Katherine Johnson

1918–2020 · American

1975 · Australian-American