A Beautiful Mind

Helinger: Mathematicians won the war. Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes, and built the A-bomb. Mathematicians … like you. The stated goal of the Soviets is global Communism. In medicine or economics, in technology or space, battle lines are being drawn. To triumph, we need results. Publishable, applicable results. Now, who among you will be the next Morse? The next Einstein? Who among you will be the vanguard of democracy, freedom, and discovery? Today, we bequeath America's future into your able hands. Welcome to Princeton, gentlemen. Dr. Rosen: 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: [to Alicia] John has schizophrenia, people with this disease are often paranoid.

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Woman: Maybe you want to buy me a drink. John: I don't exactly know what I'm required to say in order for you to have intercourse with me, but could we assume that I said all that? I mean, essentially we're talking about fluid exchange, right? So, could we just go straight to the sex?

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Charles: You've been in here for two days. John: You know Hansen's just published another paper? I can't even find a topic for my doctorate. Charles: Well, on the bright side, you've invented window art. John: [points] This is a group playing touch football. This is a cluster of pigeons fighting over bread crumbs. And this here is a woman who is chasing a man who stole her purse. Charles: John, you watched a mugging. That's weird. John: In competitive behavior, someone always loses. Charles: Well, my niece knows that, John, and she's about this high. John: See, if I derive an equilibrium where prevalence is a non-singular event where nobody loses, can you imagine the effect that would have on conflict scenarios, arm negotiations … Charles: When did you last eat? John: … currency exchange? Charles: When did you last eat? You know, food. John: You have no respect for cognitive reverie, you know that? Charles: Yes. But pizza – now, pizza I have enormous respect for. An

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John: I can't fail. This is all I am. Charles: Come on, let's go out. I got to get something done. John! John: - I can't keep staring into space. Charles: -John, enough! John: Got to face the wall, follow their rules, read their books Charles: You want to do some damage? Fine Charles: Come on! Go on, bust your head! Kill yourself. Go do it. Don't mess around. Bust your head! Go on, bust that worthless head wide open. John: Goddamn it, Charles!

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Hansen: Recall the lessons of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. "In competition …" Everybody: "… individual ambition serves the common good." John: Adam Smith needs revision. Hansen: What are you talking about? John: Adam Smith said the best result comes from everyone in the group doing what's best for himself. Right? That's what he said, right? Hansen: Right. John: Incomplete. Incomplete, okay? Because the best result will come from everyone in the group doing what's best for himself … and the group. Hansen: Nash, if this is some way for you to get the blonde on your own, you can go to hell. John: Governing dynamics, gentlemen. Governing dynamics. Adam Smith...he was wrong.

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Charles: Jesus Christ, John. John: I can't fail. This is all I am. Charles: Come on, let's go out. John: I got to get something done. Charles: John! John: I can't keep staring into space. Charles: John, that's enough! John: Got to face the wall, follow their rules, read their books … Charles: You want to do some damage, fine! But don't mess around! John: … do their classes. Charles: Come on! Go on, bust your head! Kill yourself. Don't do it. Don't mess around. Bust your head! Go on, bust that worthless head wide open! John: Goddamn it, Charles! What the hell is your problem?! Charles: It's not my problem. And it's not your problem. It's their problem. Your answer isn't face the wall. It's out there, where you've been working.

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