John Nash, played by Russel Crowe in “A Beautiful Mind” screenplay inspired by a biographical novel about Nobel Laureate in Economics John Nash, a brilliant mathematician who had to struggle with his schizophrenia; text from imdb.com
“Classes will dull your mind,
destroy the potential for authentic creativity.”
Checking papers will dummify anyone…
except for three or four students… whose essay answers bite you all of a sudden… with their sheer, original wit – not being based on any lecture or reading materials the professor gave.
That makes the semester all worth it.
(can’t blog today but have to go out to play sometime) Carry on with your verbal skirmishes.
Roberta Guaspari [a violin teacher (played by Meryl Streep) who taught music at a New York public school to kids mostly from East Harlem; the students eventually played at Carnegie Hall] : This beautiful concert that you’ve just heard could be the very last concert for the East Harlem Violin Program. The board of education and the district attorney think that music isn’t important. But they are wrong! And they’re gonna get a BIG fight!
[thunderous applause]
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Roberta Guaspari (to her students right before a big concert) : I want you all to take a second and just… breathe. Deep breaths. Now listen to me. I want you all to play from your heart. Forget about the audience, watch me, you’ll do just fine. Just play from here.
