Mind Games is about the life of John Nash, a nerdy mathematician.
1. “Despite my privileged upbringing, I’m actually quite well-balanced. I have a chip on both shoulders.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
2. “I don’t have time for these classes and these books, memorizing the weak assumptions of lesser mortals.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
3. “Oh, I see, so you came here to find out if I was crazy? Find out if I would screw everything up if I actually won?” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
4. “Classes will dull your mind; destroy the potential for authentic creativity.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
5. “I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
6. “Alicia and I think that… that fitting in, being part of a community, might do me some good. That a certain level of attachment, familiar places, familiar people, might help me elbow out these certain delusions that I have.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
7. “Would I embarrass you? Yes, it is possible. You see, I am crazy. I take the newer medications, but I still see things that are not here. I just choose not to acknowledge them. Like a diet of the mind, I choose not to indulge certain appetites.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
8. “Find the truly original idea – that’s the only way I will ever distinguish myself – it’s the only way I’ll ever… matter.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
9. “There’s no point in being nuts if you can’t have some fun with it.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
10. “I don’t believe in luck, but I do believe in assigning value to things.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
11. “Adam Smith said the best result comes from everyone in the group doing what’s best for himself, right? Adam Smith was wrong! The message: Sometimes it is better to cooperate!” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
12. “I’ve always believed in numbers and the equations and logics that lead to reason. But after a lifetime of such pursuits, I ask: What truly is logic? Who decides reason?” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
13. “My quest has taken me to the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional, and back. I have made the most important discovery of my career – the most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logic or reasons can be found.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
14. “I am only here tonight because of you. You are the only reason I am. You are all my reasons. Thank you.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
15. “I’ve gotten used to ignoring them and I think, as a result, they’ve kind of given up on me. I think that’s what it’s like with all our dreams and our nightmares, Martin, we’ve got to keep feeding them for them to stay alive.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
16. “Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.” – John Forbes Nash, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
17. “In medicine or economics, in technology or space, battle lines are being drawn. To triumph, we need results. Publishable, applicable results.” – Helinger, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
18. “Mathematicians won the war. Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes, and built the A-bomb. Mathematicians like you.” – Helinger, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
19. “Now, who among you will be the next Morse? The next Einstein? Who among you will be the vanguard of democracy, freedom, and discovery? Today, we bequeath America’s future into your able hands. Welcome to Princeton, gentlemen.” – Helinger, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
20. “Mathematics… mathematics is never going to lead you to higher truth and you know why? Because it’s boring!” – Charles, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
21. “Your answer isn’t face the wall. It’s out there, where you’ve been working.” – Charles, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
22. “If we can’t break the ice, how about we drown it?” – Charles, ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
23. “Imagine if you suddenly learned that the people, the places, the moments most important to you were not gone, not dead, but worse, had never been. What kind of hell would that be?” – Dr. Rosen,‘A Beautiful Mind’.
24. “-Parcher: We incinerated over a hundred thousand people.
-John Forbes Nash: Well, great deeds come at great costs.
-Parcher: Your conviction, as it turns out, is a luxury of those sitting on the sidelines, Mr. Nash.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
25. “-Dr. Rosen: You can’t reason your way out of this!
-John Forbes Nash: Why not? Why can’t I?
-Dr. Rosen: Because your mind is where your problem is in the first place!” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
26. “-John Forbes Nash: I was thinking that I might teach.
-Hansen: A classroom with fifty students can be daunting for anyone, John. Besides, you’re a terrible teacher.
-John Forbes Nash: I’m an acquired taste, Martin. I was hoping there still might be something I could contribute.
-Hansen: What about the, um… well, you know. Are they gone?
-John Forbes Nash: No, they’re not gone, and maybe they never will be. But I’ve gotten used to ignoring them, and I think as a result, they’ve kind of given up on me.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
27. “-John Forbes Nash: It’s a problem. That’s all it is. It’s a problem with no solution. And that’s what I do, I solve problems. That’s what I do best.
-Dr. Rosen: This isn’t math. You can’t come up with a formula to change the way you experience the world.
-John: All I have to do is apply my mind.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
28. “-John Forbes Nash: You once said that God must be a painter because he gave us so many colors.
– Alicia Nash: I didn’t think you were listening…
-John Forbes Nash: I was listening.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
29. “-John Forbes Nash: Alicia, does our relationship warrant long-term commitment? I need some kind of proof, some kind of verifiable, empirical data.
-Alicia Nash: I’m sorry, just give me a moment to redefine my girlish notions of romance.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
30. “-Alicia Nash: How big is the universe?
-John Forbes Nash: Infinite.
-Alicia Nash: How do you know?
-John Forbes Nash: I know because all the data indicates it.
-Alicia Nash: But it hasn’t been proven yet.
-John Forbes Nash: No.
-Alicia Nash: You haven’t seen it. How do you know for sure?
-John Forbes Nash: I don’t, I just believe it.
-Alicia Nash: Mm. It’s the same with love, I guess.” – ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
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