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Benoit Mandelbrot quotes

French Mathematician November 20, 1924 – October 14, 2010

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Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "For much of my life there was no place where the things I..."
For much of my life there was no place where the things I wanted to investigate were of interest to anyone. Benoit Mandelbrot
I found myself in the position of that child in a story who noticed a bit of string and - out of curiosity - pulled on it to discover that it was just the tip of a very long and increasingly thick string...and kept bringing out wonders beyond reckoning Benoit Mandelbrot
Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a straight line. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the..."
There is a saying that every nice piece of work needs the right person in the right place at the right time. Benoit Mandelbrot
When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on..."
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
Although computer memory is no longer expensive, there's always a finite size buffer somewhere. When a big piece of news arrives, everybody sends a message to everybody else, and the buffer fills. Benoit Mandelbrot
Most were beginning to feel they had learned enough to last for the rest of their lives. They remained mathematicians, but largely went their own way. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each..."
Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "I don't seek power and do not run around."
I don't seek power and do not run around. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to..."
There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit. I find that perfectly acceptable. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "The techniques I developed for studying turbulence, like..."
The techniques I developed for studying turbulence, like weather, also apply to the stock market. Benoit Mandelbrot
A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph. D. were..."
Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph. D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today. Benoit Mandelbrot
Benoit Mandelbrot quote: "An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim..."
An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something. Benoit Mandelbrot

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