"Think not of what you see, but what……" — Benoit Mandelbrot

Think not of what you see, but what it took to produce… - Benoit Mandelbrot

"Think not of what you see, but what it took to produce what you see."

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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42 Quotes by Benoit Mandelbrot

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Round about the accredited and orderly facts of every science there ever floats a sort of dustcloud of exceptional observations,…
Science would be ruined if (like sports) it were to put competition above everything else, and if it were to…
I conceived and developed a new geometry of nature and implemented its use in a number of diverse fields. It…
The existence of these patterns [fractals] challenges us to study forms that Euclid leaves aside as being formless, to investigate…
Why is geometry often described as 'cold' and 'dry?' One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of…
The theory of probability is the only mathematical tool available to help map the unknown and the uncontrollable. It is…
My fate has been that what I undertook was fully understood only after the fact.
The Mandelbrot set is the most complex mathematical object known to mankind.
Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning…
The most important thing I have done is to combine something esoteric with a practical issue that affects many people.
Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end.
When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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