I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.
Clyde TombaughI guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.
Clyde TombaughIt was depressing, ... I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck.
Clyde TombaughYou have to have hope. Otherwise, I don't think you could handle it. Of course, you have to have both luck and pluck to make it.
Clyde Tombaugh