Grigori Perelman:

If I had been interested in fame or money, I would have been doing something else.

— Grigori Perelman Contemporary

Solved Poincare conjecture, refused Fields Medal

Reported statement

2006

Verification

Unverifiable

Found in 1 providers: grok

Cross Reference

1 source

"I am not a public person."

"I have no message for the world."

"I refuse the prize. I don't want it. I am not interested in money or fame."

"If I had accepted the prize, I would have become a tool of the establishment."

"I don't need anyone's approval."

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