The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure.

- Gerard Debreu

I had become interested in economics, an interest that was transformed into a lifetime dedication when I met with the mathematical theory of general economic equilibrium.

- Gerard Debreu

In the mid-'60s in Berkeley, the theory of measure spaces of economic agents became one of my main interests.

- Gerard Debreu

The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.

- Gerard Debreu