I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be practical and dark so that I can put it on afterwards to go to the laboratory.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

I have the best husband one could dream of; I could never have imagined finding one like him. He is a true gift of heaven, and the more we live together the more we love each other.

I am among those who think that science has great beauty.

I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.