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title: "5 Going Scientist Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Even though I knew pretty early that I was going to be a scientist, it wasn't the science that interested me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-weinberg/even-though-i-knew-pretty-early-that-i-was-going-to-be-a-scientist-it/)

[Steven Weinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-weinberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/steven-weinberg-3159_dreams_even-though-i-knew-pretty-early-that-i-w_296117.png)

> [I knew I wasn't going to be a scientist; I knew that early. When they started talking about dissecting frogs, I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-pierce/i-knew-i-wasn-t-going-to-be-a-scientist-i-knew-that-early-when-they/)

[Paul Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-pierce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/paul-pierce-2454_about_i-knew-i-wasn-t-going-to-be-a-scientist_439689.png)

> [You going to be a scientist when you grow up?” That sort of question deserved a blank stare, which it got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-pullman/you-going-to-be-a-scientist-when-you-grow-up-that-sort-of-question/)

[Philip Pullman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-pullman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/philip-pullman-525_blank_you-going-to-be-a-scientist-when-you-gro_1951847.png)

> [Before I was born, my father told my mother, 'If it's a boy, he's going to be a scientist.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-p-feynman/before-i-was-born-my-father-told-my-mother-if-it-s-a-boy-he-s-going/)

[Richard P. Feynman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-p-feynman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/richard-p-feynman-495_born_before-i-was-born-my-father-told-my-moth_2322444.png)

> [I was going to be a scientist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-okri/i-was-going-to-be-a-scientist/)

[Ben Okri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-okri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/ben-okri-3640_going_i-was-going-to-be-a-scientist-2585518_2585518.jpg)

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