Reinhard Selten Quotes

#1. My first contact with game theory was a popular article in 'Fortune Magazine' which I read in my last high school year. I was immediately attracted to the subject matter, and when I studied mathematics, I found the fundamental book by von Neumann and Morgenstern in the library and studied it.

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#2. It's very productive scientifically; I often get some very good ideas for my research while hiking.

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#3. I did several types of work about several investigations of application of game theory to international relations.

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#4. I am addicted to research, let's say.

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#5. When I was born, my father owned a business called a 'reading circle'; folders containing an assortment of magazines were lent to customers for one week, then recollected and lent out again. The older the folder, the lower was the fee. This was a flourishing branch of industry.

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#6. If somebody is young and brilliant and imaginative, he will be listened to, even if he is a little unorthodox.

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#7. When I finished high school, it was clear to me that I would study mathematics, even if I also considered economics and psychology.

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