Rosalyn Yalow

Science is a powerful tool for improving human health.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

I was lucky to have a supportive husband who encouraged my career.

The scientific method is the best way to understand the natural world.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

I always believed that women could achieve anything they set their minds to.

The pursuit of truth is the highest calling of a scientist.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

My work was my passion.

Science is a continuous process of learning and discovery.

Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.

We still live in a world in which a significant fraction of people, including women, believe that a woman belongs and wants to belong exclusively in the home.

The radioimmunoassay technique has revolutionized the measurement of hormones and other substances in the body.

I was determined to pursue science, no matter the obstacles.

Collaboration with Solomon Berson was the key to our success in developing radioimmunoassay.

Women in science face barriers, but persistence breaks them down.

The fine structure of biologic systems can be probed with precision using RIA.

Education is the foundation upon which all scientific achievement is built.

I never considered myself a pioneer; I just did the work that needed to be done.

Insulin assays opened doors to understanding diabetes like never before.