Barbara McClintock

I was always trying to push the boundaries.

The organism is a very intelligent entity.

I never felt that I was working alone. I always felt connected to the organism.

It's a very humbling experience, doing science.

I think it's important to have an open mind.

I was always trying to see things from a different perspective.

You have to be able to let the data speak for itself.

I was just so captivated by the beauty of the chromosomes.

It's a matter of being able to ask nature questions and get answers.

I think it's important to have a passion for what you do.

If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.

I was just so intrigued by the system. I couldn't help myself.

When you suddenly see the problem, it gives you a peculiar feeling of delight.

I have never been able to accept the fact that there is a hard and fast line between science and philosophy.

The chromosome is a marvelous structure.

Intuition is everything. It is the only thing.

We must learn to listen to the cells themselves.

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

Life is a constant process of discovery.

The gene is the basic unit of life.