Benoit B. Mandelbrot Quotes & Sayings

For a thinking person, the most serious mental illness is not being sure of who you are. — Benoit B. Mandelbrot

I found myself in the position of that child in a story who noticed a bit of string and - out of curiosity - pulled on it to discover that it was just the tip of a very long and increasingly thick string...and kept bringing out wonders beyond reckoning — Benoit B. Mandelbrot

Too often, an event's importance is not recognized until it is too late for proper recording. — Benoit B. Mandelbrot

My life seemed to be a series of events and accidents. Yet when I look back, I see a pattern. — Benoit B. Mandelbrot