Edward Frenkel Quotes

Writing papers was the punishment we had to endure for the thrill of discovering new mathematics.

Edward Frenkel

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• I have three children and three dogs. You put them in a Prius, you know? People who have a Prius obviously have no life! No wife, no kids, no pets - there's no room in there for anything!

  

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• You just hope, if you make things as I do, that they can make their way in the world and have some longevity.

  

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• Writing papers was the punishment we had to endure for the thrill of discovering new mathematics.

  

  Edward Frenkel
  • Mathematics
  • Punishment
  • Discovering