A Beautiful Mind

He saw
the world in a way no one could have imagined.
"So what's your story? You the poor kid
that never got to go to Exeter or Andover?"
"Despite my privileged upbringing, I'm actually quite well-balanced. I have a
chip on both shoulders."
-- Charles and
Nash
"So how about it, Nash? You scared?"
"Terrified... mortified... petrified... stupefied... by you."
-- Hansen and Nash
"Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I will ever matter."
-- Nash

"This is a woman chasing a man who
stole her purse."
"John, you watched a mugging. That's weird."
-- Nash and
Charles
"The prodigal roommate arrives.
-- Charles
"It's
called "life," John. Activities available; just add meaning."
-- Alicia
"There is no point in being nuts when you can't have fun."
-- Nash
"It's not my problem and it's not your problem. It's their problem. Your answers are not on that wall. They're out there, where you've *been* working."
-- Charles

"I need to believe, that something extraordinary is possible."
-- Alicia
"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