Laurent Schwartz quotes

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. (Laurent Schwartz)
I have always thought that morality in politics was something essential, just like feelings and affinities. View quote
Laurent Schwartz
To discover something in mathematics is to overcome an inhibition and a tradition. You cannot move forward if you are not subversive. View quote
Laurent Schwartz
Trotskyism gave me ... a remarkable education, clearly more advanced and sophisticated than that of most youngsters of my age. But by the extremism and sectarianism of its ideas, and by its stereotyped language, it neutralised me during the occupation. My judgment remains extremely severe on my own actions as well as those of the majority of the Trotskyist party during that period. View quote
Laurent Schwartz