Edward Frenkel Quotes

#1. My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up.

Marie Lu

#2. The fact that such objective and enduring knowledge exists (and moreover, belongs to all of us) is nothing short of a miracle. It suggests that mathematical concepts exist in a world separate from the physical and mental worlds

Edward Frenkel

#3. The meaning of a logically consistent mathematical statement is not subject to interpretation.

Edward Frenkel

#4. I make 2+2=5, and I get to keep the remaining 1 that's not really there. I truly am a Master of the Universe. I don't just do "God's work," as our CEO once put it, it's more like I've actually become a god myself.

A.D. Aliwat

#5. In fact, it is virtually impossible for students to do their own research without someone guiding their work. Having an advisor is absolutely essential.

Edward Frenkel

#6. See The Last Exorcism. But don't see its dumbass ending.

Paul Tremblay

#7. Maybe you're looking for the kind of man who doesn't exist, Ash. You want somebody who'll fit your life perfectly and that'll never happen. There has to be a bit of give and take, you know.'
'I know,' Ash said sharply. 'But I don't want to do all of the giving and none of the taking.

Sheila O'Flanagan

#8. Women are just much better at getting degrees than men. It seems that school at every level plays to the natural strengths of women more than it does to men.

Hanna Rosin

#9. Humanity has more in common than the differences that separate us.

Tom Giaquinto

#10. As the story goes, Albert Einstein's wife Elsa remarked, upon hearing that a telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory was needed to determine the shape of space-time: Oh, my husband does this on the back of an old envelope.

Edward Frenkel

#11. Father said conflict develops the character

Zelda Fitzgerald

#12. It is really this "mathematical mindset" that seems to be most useful to those who are not trained to think as mathematicians.

Edward Frenkel

#13. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the great Republic of America, to our Elector Primo, to our glorious states, to unity against the Colonies, to our impending victory!

Marie Lu

#14. Where there is no math, there is no freedom.

Edward Frenkel

#15. People tend to think that mathematicians always work in sterile conditions, sitting around and staring at the screen of a computer, or at a ceiling, in a pristine office. But in fact, some of the best ideas come when you least expect them, possibly through annoying industrial noise.

Edward Frenkel

#16. In fact some of the best ideas come when you least expect them,

Edward Frenkel

#17. If you experience this feeling once, you will want to go back and do it again. This was the first time it happened to me, and like the first kiss, it was very special. I knew then that I could call myself mathematician.

Edward Frenkel

#18. It was as though applied mathematics was my spouse, and pure mathematics was my secret lover.

Edward Frenkel

#19. As someone told me later, writing papers was the punishment we had to endure for the thrill of discovering new mathematics. This was the first time I was so punished.

Edward Frenkel

#20. Michael Harris opens the doors and gently guides you into a magic world. Once inside, you can't help but feel mesmerized, eager to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. And no wonder: a major thinker of our time is talking to you about math and so much more, like you've never heard before.

Edward Frenkel

#21. Mathematics directs the flow of the universe, lurks behind its shapes and curves, holds the reins of everything from tiny atoms to the biggest stars.

Edward Frenkel

#22. My dad's main client was the World Bank, and he spent most of his time traveling to Third World countries. His particular interest lay in the eradication of poverty through development and business.

Hugh Jackman

#23. Where there is no mathematics, there is no freedom.

Edward Frenkel

#24. A drunkard may not know which number is larger, 2/3 or 3/5, but he knows that 2 bottles of vodka for 3 people is better than 3 bottles of vodka for 5 people.

Edward Frenkel

#25. The technique is: Let the others go first. At the airport, at the grocery store, at the Pleasure Chest (hey-o!). The calmer I become, the more I enjoy my day. The more I enjoy my day, the more people enjoy me and the more they want to see me in my enjoyment.

Nick Offerman

#26. Writing papers was the punishment we had to endure for the thrill of discovering new mathematics.

Edward Frenkel