Women In Science Quotes

Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, ‘We’ve always done it this way.’ I try to fight that. That’s why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

There are plenty of images of women in science fiction. There are hardly any women.

I once wrote a book on women in science. I realized when I was interviewing them that they were the equivalent of writers, or anyone else who tries to make art out of life. Through science they had reached the expressive.

I grew up in environment that had more women in science.

Successful women are not liked. I think the biggest danger for women in science is colleagues who are not as good as you are.

Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

For whatever reason, I didn’t succumb to the stereotype that science wasn’t for girls. I got encouragement from my parents. I never ran into a teacher or a counselor who told me that science was for boys. A lot of my friends did.