I was in an industrial laboratory because academia found me unsuitable. Benoit Mandelbrot academiafindindustrial Change image and share on social
When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don't believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed. Benoit Mandelbrot believechangegyration Change image and share on social
Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph.D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today. Benoit Mandelbrot agopopulartoday Change image and share on social
Most were beginning to feel they had learned enough to last for the rest of their lives. They remained mathematicians, but largely went their own way. Benoit Mandelbrot beginfeellargely Change image and share on social
My fate has been that what I undertook was fully understood only after the fact. Benoit Mandelbrot factfatefully Change image and share on social
Nobody will deny that there is at least some roughness everywhere. Benoit Mandelbrot denyroughness Change image and share on social
There is a joke that your hammer will always find nails to hit. I find that perfectly acceptable. Benoit Mandelbrot acceptablefindhammer Change image and share on social
Think of color, pitch, loudness, heaviness, and hotness. Each is the topic of a branch of physics. Benoit Mandelbrot branchcolorheaviness Change image and share on social
A cloud is made of billows upon billows upon billows that look like clouds. As you come closer to a cloud you don't get something smooth, but irregularities at a smaller scale. Benoit Mandelbrot billowclosecloud Change image and share on social
An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something. Benoit Mandelbrot amountarroganceclaim Change image and share on social
