When my marks for statistics were a 2 and a 4 (out of 10), Professor Van Tulder said during the oral exam: 'When you see numbers, you can no longer think straight. I don't want to hinder you in your further studies. If you promise never to go into research, I'll give you a 6 with a very long minus.' What a fantastic man. He showed great wisdom, for which I am very grateful. When I wanted to thank him years later, he had unfortunately already passed away.
