Barbara McClintock

I'm not a very good politician, but I'm a pretty good scientist.

You have to be willing to be wrong, and then learn from it.

I never felt like I was working. It was always a pleasure.

The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

I just followed the corn.

They thought I was crazy, but I knew what I was seeing.

It's not about being smart, it's about being observant.

I'm not interested in what people think, I'm interested in what the corn tells me.

The beauty of science is that it's always changing.

I just kept digging, and eventually, I found something.

You have to be patient with nature.

I never tried to be famous. I just tried to understand.

The most important tool in science is your own mind.

I'm not a very good speaker, but I'm a very good listener.

It's not about the answer, it's about the journey.

I just let the corn speak to me.

They called it 'McClintock's magic,' but it was just careful observation.

The biggest discoveries often come from the smallest details.

I never gave up, even when everyone else did.

It's a beautiful world, if you take the time to look.