The drive to want to know is innate in people. You cannot influence this. I think in contrast it is harmful if you push kids too far in a particular direction.
Christiane Nusslein-VolhardI was always trying to look modest and natural. I don't like women who come into the lab and you see immediately that it took them two hours to dress in the morning.
Christiane Nusslein-VolhardNot everybody is talented for doing research. I think many women prefer to look for an easier job after their dissertations because it is very demanding. You have to be mobile. You have to move to different places for your post-doc training. And if you aren't successful, it isn't a very pleasant job, either.
Christiane Nusslein-VolhardEveryone thinks I must have been an ace in school. But I didn't work hard, I was lazy. I liked to be lazy. I thought laziness stimulated your imagination.
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard