"There are cruel, ignorant people who have tried to make my work appear bad. But it is not bad. It is good. It is for the good of humanity."

"A scientist must be a child. He must be curious. He must be eager to learn. He must be willing to make mistakes."

"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humani…"

"I am a dreamer. I am a scientist. I am a woman. I am a human being. I am all of these things. And I am proud of it."

"Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their own interests. But humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested …"