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Andrew Wiles

English

April 11, 1953

Mathematician

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The only way I could relax was when I was with my children.

Tags: Way Only Could

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That particular odyssey is now over. My mind is now at rest.

Tags: Now Over Mind

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Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge.

Tags: Just Love Try

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However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it.

Tags: You Never Then

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.

Tags: Life Had Been

It's fine to work on any problem, so long as it generates interesting mathematics along the way - even if you don't solve it at the end of the day.

Tags: Work You Way

I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.

Tags: You More Really

We've lost something that's been with us for so long, and something that drew a lot of us into mathematics. But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention.

Tags: Just Always Been