"I seem to be thinking rationally again in the style that is characteristic of scientists. However, this is not entirely a matter of joy as if someone returned from physical disability to good physical health."
"People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better."
“As you will find in multi-variable calculus, there is often a number of solutions for any given problem.”
"Like a diet of the mind. I do not indulge certain appetites..... I've gotten used to ignoring them and I think, as a result, they've kind of given up on me. I think that's what it's like with all our dreams and our nightmares, we've got to keep feeding them for them to stay alive."
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Assignment:
Using the Nash's quotes above, the reality of his life, the film, as well as your understanding of schizophrenia; discuss and explain Nash's, work, failures, resilience, and ultimate success. (Use the links, do your research, don't just review the film)
"People are always selling the idea that people with mental illness are suffering. I think madness can be an escape. If things are not so good, you maybe want to imagine something better."
“As you will find in multi-variable calculus, there is often a number of solutions for any given problem.”
"Like a diet of the mind. I do not indulge certain appetites..... I've gotten used to ignoring them and I think, as a result, they've kind of given up on me. I think that's what it's like with all our dreams and our nightmares, we've got to keep feeding them for them to stay alive."
John Forbes Nash, Jr.
Assignment:
Using the Nash's quotes above, the reality of his life, the film, as well as your understanding of schizophrenia; discuss and explain Nash's, work, failures, resilience, and ultimate success. (Use the links, do your research, don't just review the film)