I don't want to be a mascot for the mathematical community. I'm not a hero. I'm just a mathematician.
Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal
Reported by journalist Masha Gessen after his refusal of the Fields Medal.
2006
Found in 1 providers: grok
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"I don't need anything from them."
Controversial"I don't read newspapers. I don't watch TV."
Humorous"I have nothing against mathematicians, just the way they organize things."
Humorous"I don't need money. I don't need fame. I don't want to be a mathematical hero. I'm not a hero."
Controversial"I don't need anything."
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