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Laurent Schwartz Quotes

1915–2002 France

Laurent-Moïse Schwartz (5 March 1915 – 4 July 2002) was a French mathematician. He pioneered the theory of distributions, which gives a well-defined meaning to objects such as the Dirac delta function.

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I have always thought that morality in politics was something essential, just like feelings and affinities.

To discover something in mathematics is to overcome an inhibition and a tradition. You cannot move forward if you are not subversive.

Un mathematicien aux prises avec le siecle (1997)

What is important is to deeply understand things and their relations to each other. This is where intelligence lies. The fact of being quick or slow isn't really relevant.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Laurent Schwartz (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.