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Although computer memory is no longer expensive, there's always a finite size buffer somewhere. When a big piece of news arrives, everybody sends a message to everybody else, and the buffer fills.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Although Always Big Computer Else Everybody Everybody Else Expensive Fills Finite Longer Memory Message News Piece Sends Size Somewhere

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An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Amount Any Arrogance Been Claim Extraordinary First Having Inventing Present Something

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I don't seek power and do not run around.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Around Power Run Seek

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I was in an industrial laboratory because academia found me unsuitable.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Academia Because Found Industrial Laboratory Me

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Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Even Many My Time Near Now Occasions Pleasure Realize Time Years Ahead

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Order doesn't come by itself.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Come Itself Order

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Smooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Extremely Factory Important Ivory Rare Shapes Smooth Tower Very Wild

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Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph.D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today.

~Benoit Mandelbrot

Topics: Few Popular Today Topics Until Very Were Years Years Ago

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Mathematician

Born: November 20th, 1924

Died: October 14th, 2010

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