6 Quotes by Peter Sarnak

He is very charming and not arrogant. I think he will find himself having a tremendous number of graduate students because he has kind of a magnetic personality.

At mathematics he's at the very top end. For a guy so young I can't remember anybody so decorated at his age. He certainly started out with a bang and has not let it get to his head, which is unusual. Of course he couldn't do what he does if he wasn't brilliant. It's his exceptional talent that's so striking.

The minute we set eyes on him and saw his work we made sure he didn't go anywhere else. It is one of our worries to make sure we keep him here. We had to play our cards carefully and we seem to have played them correctly.

Doing research in mathematics is frustrating and if being frustrated is something you cannot get used to, then mathematics may not be an ideal occupation for you.

The Torus is my enemy!

Real numbers are good if you add the word 'random'.