John Forbes Nash Jr.

“A key thing in my life is that I have been rational in a situation where it was not expected that a person could be rational.”

“The beautiful mind is a movie, but it's not my life.”

“To some extent, people who are insane are non-conformists, and society is fascinated by non-conformity.”

“I've made the most important discovery of my life. It's only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reasons can be found.”

“People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better.”

“I did not, however, get a Ph.D. in mathematics from Caltech, since I was rejected even for admission.”