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> [I used to think about how nice it would be to visit the planets. Of course, I didn't expect to see in my lifetime what has happened. I knew it would happen some day, but it came along faster than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-used-to-think-about-how-nice-it-would-be-to-visit-the-planets-of/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

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## More by Clyde Tombaugh

> [How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now there's a great miracle.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/how-does-a-pansy-for-example-select-the-ingredients-from-soil-to-get/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-think-the-driving-thing-was-curiosity-about-the-universe-that/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [Unfortunately, a lot of the concepts in the Bible are based on ancient mythology that doesn't fit the findings of science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/unfortunately-a-lot-of-the-concepts-in-the-bible-are-based-on-ancient/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [We were suddenly faced with the necessity of training a lot of young men in the art of navigation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/we-were-suddenly-faced-with-the-necessity-of-training-a-lot-of-young/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I was interested in telescopes and the way they worked because I had an intense desire to see what things looked like, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-was-interested-in-telescopes-and-the-way-they-worked-because-i-had/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [The planets are never the same twice, they're always different, so they could compare the markings I had drawn with their current photographs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/the-planets-are-never-the-same-twice-they-re-always-different-so-they/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I thought I'd better check this third plate, which is another date, see if there's an image there in the right place that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-thought-i-d-better-check-this-third-plate-which-is-another-date-see/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/although-my-early-equipment-was-very-modest-later-i-made-my-own-and/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/a-person-that-much-interested-in-science-is-going-to-neglect-his/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-guess-they-just-took-it-for-granted-that-that-was-what-i-was/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [It was depressing, ... I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/it-was-depressing-i-worried-about-how-i-would-make-a-living-i-didn-t/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I used to think about how nice it would be to visit the planets. Of course, I didn't expect to see in my lifetime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-used-to-think-about-how-nice-it-would-be-to-visit-the-planets-of/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-used-to-believe-there-were-people-on-mars-and-of-course-now-we-know/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/i-realized-that-i-would-have-some-very-tough-sledding-and-i-was-very/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

> [That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-tombaugh/that-s-the-way-i-got-along-in-life-i-don-t-ever-remember-being/)

[Clyde Tombaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-tombaugh/)

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