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Robert Langlands
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“Although there are at present many occupations that require a good deal of skill and training in advanced mathematics, mathematics itself is still often regarded as a curious profession demanding singular talents and a singular personality.”
Robert Langlands (born 1936) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Mathematical maturity is anyhow an uncertain concept, for the mind’s natural competence seems to change with age, its purview variable.”
Robert Langlands (born 1936) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What I have achieved has been largely a matter of chance. Many problems I thought about at length with no success. With other problems, there was the inspiration—indeed, some that astound me today. Certainly the best times were when I was alone with mathematics, free of ambition and of pretense, and indifferent to the world.”
Robert Langlands (born 1936) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source