Both parents worshiped individual achievement, but because of the Depression and the war, they never achieved what they wanted and deserved. So their ambition and high expectations were transferred to me. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
Father was bold, and Mother was cautious. They never shouted at each other but argued constantly about strategy, and they taught me very early that before taking big risks, one must carefully figure the odds. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
Where do I really belong? I avoid saying everywhere – which switches all too easily to nowhere. Instead, when pressed, I call myself a fractalist. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
An exquisitely complex shape now known as the Mandlebrot set has been called the most complex object in mathematics. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
There’s nothing really connecting the behavior of the Nile, metallurgy, and the behavior of prices except that I had the mathematical tools to explain them. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph.D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time. Benoit Mandelbrot Read Quote
