Grigori Perelman — "I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be on display like an anima…"
I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.
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Reported reason for declining the Millennium Prize and its million-dollar award
Date: 2010
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