Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Women in science must fight twice as hard to be thought half as good.

The stars whisper secrets to those who listen carefully.

Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought.

Hydrogen is the fuel of the future, just as it is the fuel of the stars.

Persistence is the key to unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos.

I never dreamed of being the first; I dreamed of being the best.

The night sky is a canvas painted with the history of the universe.

In science, as in life, the journey is more important than the destination.

Stellar evolution is a slow dance across billions of years.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

My thesis was dismissed at first, but truth has a way of prevailing.

The abundance of elements tells the story of cosmic creation.

Astronomy teaches us humility in the face of infinity.

I owe my success to the support of my husband and colleagues.

Novae are the fireworks of the stellar world.

Life is short, but the universe is vast; make your mark.

The ionization theory explains the spectra beautifully.

Being a woman in astronomy was like climbing a mountain with no path.

Curiosity is the spark that ignites scientific progress.

Supernovae remind us of the violent birth of elements.