Daily Dialogue — September 24, 2012

“I’ve always believed in numbers. In the equations and logics that lead to reason. But after a lifetime of such pursuits, I ask, what truly is logic? Who decides reason? My quest has taken me through the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional and back. And I have made the most important discovery of my career. The most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found. I’m only here tonight because of you. You are the reason I am. You are all my reasons. Thank you.”

— John Nash (Russell Crowe), A Beautiful Mind (2001), screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, based on a book by Sylvia Nasar

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The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is acceptance speech, recommended by @TheBrokenCoco. Today’s suggestion by Teddy Pasternak.

Trivia: At the Nobel Prize Award ceremony, His Majesty the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a diploma, a medal, and a document confirming the Prize amount. The Laureates do not give acceptance speeches. The scene in the movie A Beautiful Mind in which Nash thanks his wife Alicia for her continued support during his illness is fictional. Laureates are each invited to give an hour-long lecture; however, the Nobel committee did not ask Nash to do so, due to concerns over his mental health.

Dialogue On Dialogue: “My quest has taken me through the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional and back.” An apt description of The Hero’s Journey.