A Beautiful Mind2001

[John has been in the library for two days]

Charles:
You've been in here for two days.

John:
You know Hansen's just published another paper? I can't even find a topic for my doctorate.

Charles:
Well, on the bright side, you've invented window art.

John:
[points] This is a group playing touch football. This is a cluster of pigeons fighting over bread crumbs. And this here is a woman who is chasing a man who stole her purse.

Charles:
John, you watched a mugging. That's weird.

John:
In competitive behavior, someone always loses.

Charles:
Well, my niece knows that, John, and she's about this high.

John:
See, if I derive an equilibrium where prevalence is a non-singular event where nobody loses, can you imagine the effect that would have on conflict scenarios, arm negotiations …

Charles:
When did you last eat?

John:
… currency exchange?

Charles:
When did you last eat? You know, food.

John:
You have no respect for cognitive reverie, you know that?

Charles:
Yes. But pizza – now, pizza I have enormous respect for. And of course beer.

[He leaves]

John:
[throws stuff down and follows] I have respect for beer. [shouts] I have respect for beer!