A Beautiful Mind Page #3

for my-

Your original idea, I know.

Governing dynamics, sir.

It's very clever, John,

but I'm afraid...

it's just not nearly

good enough.

May l?

Thank you.

I've been working

on manifold embedding.

My bargaining stratagems

are starting to show

some promise.

If you could just

arrange another meeting,

if you'd be kind enough,

with Professor Einstein-

I've repeatedly asked

you for that.

Now, John.

I'd be able to show him

my revisions on his-

John? John.

Do you see what they're

doing in there?

Congratulations. Thank you so much.

Congratulations,

Professor Max.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

It's the pens.

Reserved for a member

of the department...

that makes the achievement

of a lifetime.

Now, what do you see, John?

Recognition.

Well done, Professor.

Well done.

Well, try seeing

accomplishment.

Is there a difference?

John,

you haven't focused.

I'm sorry,

but up to this point,

your record doesn't warrant

any placement at all.

Good day.

And my compliments

to you, sir.

Thank you so much.

I can't see it.

- Aah!

-Jesus Christ, John.

I can't fail.

This is all I am.

Come on, let's go out.

I got to get

something done.

John!

- I can't keep

staring into space.

-John, enough!

Got to face the wall,

follow their rules,

read their books,

You want to do

some damage? Fine-

But don't mess around.

do their classes.

Come on!

Go on, bust your head!

Kill yourself.

Don't do it.

Don't mess around.

Bust your head!

Go on,

bust that worthless head

wide open.

Goddamn it, Charles!

What the hell is your problem?!

It's not my problem.

And it's not your problem.

It's their problem.

Your answer isn't

face the wall.

It's out there...

where you've been working.

That was heavy.

That Isaac Newton fellow

was right.

He was onto something.

Clever boy.

Don't worry, that's mine.

I'll come and get it in a minute.

Oh, God.

Incoming, gentlemen.Ay-yi-yi.

Deep breaths.

Nash, you might

want to stop...

shuffling your papers

for five seconds.

I will not buy

you gentlemen beer.

Oh, we're not here

for beer, my friend.

Oh.

Does anyone else feel

she should be moving

in slow motion?

Will she want

a large wedding, ya think?

Shall we say swords,

gentlemen?

Pistols at dawn?

Have you remembered nothing?

Recall the lessons

of Adam Smith,

the father

of modern economics.

"In competition...

individual ambition

serves the common good."

- Exactly.

- Every man for himself, gentlemen.

And those who strike out

are stuck with her friends.

I'm not gonna strike out.

You can lead a blonde to water,

but you can't make her drink.

- I don't think he said that.

- Nobody move-

She's looking over here.

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