Do not undertake a scientific career in quest of fame or money. There are easier and better ways to reach them. Undertake it only if nothing else will satisfy you; for nothing else is probably what you will receive. Your… — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
“Young people, especially young women, often ask me for advice. Here it is, valeat quantum. Do not undertake a scientific career in quest of… — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
Your reward will be the widening of the horizon as you climb. And if you achieve that reward you will ask no other. — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
Do not undertake a scientific career in quest of fame or money. There are easier and better ways to reach them. Undertake it only… — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
The reward of the young scientist is the emotional th rill of being the first person in the history of the world to see… — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
There is nothing personal in the thunderclap of understanding. The lightning that releases it comes from outside oneself. — Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Copy Share Image
