I just wanted to be a scientist

I always said I wanted to be scientist, but I didn't really have the staying power.

— Nina Conti

I wanted to be a scientist, but I wanted to go into space. They are not mutually exclusive.

— Mae Jemison

I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.

— Jane Goodall

Since I stayed in a colony where either one was an engineer or a scientist, everybody thought I would be a scientist. This was…

— Shreya Ghoshal

I wanted to be a scientist. But I had no math skills.

— Terri Windling

I wanted to be a scientist. My undergraduate degree is in biology, and I really did think I might go off and be some…

— Andrea Barrett

I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.

— Moby

I never wanted to be a scientist.

— Andrew Sean Greer

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a scientist or an actress. My daughter really wants to be a scientist. I really…

— Alysia Reiner

I knew I wanted to be a scientist. Which kind of scientist was the question.

— Charles H. Townes

I was a science fiction geek from an early age, enthralled by the questions of life in the universe. As I got older, I…

— David Grinspoon

Quite simply I just wanted to make what I wanted.

— Peaches

“I just wanted a chance. You know. Like everyone else.”

— Janet Gurtler

I just wanted to sound like Green Day.

— Noah Kahan

To be in contact with scientists, to become in a small way a scientist myself if possible, perhaps to cast new light on physical…

— Ernest Solvay