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> [The drive to want to know is innate in people. You cannot influence this. I think in contrast it is harmful if you push kids too far in a particular direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/the-drive-to-want-to-know-is-innate-in-people-you-cannot-influence/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

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## More by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

> [I was born during the war, on October 20, 1942, as the second of five children. My father, Rolf Volhard, was an architect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-was-born-during-the-war-on-october-20-1942-as-the-second-of-five/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [Humans are something very different from animals, and the numbers required to get cloning to work in animals are completely prohibitory with humans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/humans-are-something-very-different-from-animals-and-the-numbers/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [Successful women are not liked. I think the biggest danger for women in science is colleagues who are not as good as you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/successful-women-are-not-liked-i-think-the-biggest-danger-for-women/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [In German science, we have a special problem. We lose talented women at the time they get pregnant. Some of it occurs because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/in-german-science-we-have-a-special-problem-we-lose-talented-women-at/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [The three of us have worked on the development of the small and totally harmless fruit fly, Drosophila. This animal has been extremely cooperative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/the-three-of-us-have-worked-on-the-development-of-the-small-and/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [In my age group I don't know a single woman who is as successful as I am. I am the total exception. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/in-my-age-group-i-don-t-know-a-single-woman-who-is-as-successful-as-i/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [I had a very intense relationship with my father, who was always extremely interested in what we kids were doing. I actually think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-had-a-very-intense-relationship-with-my-father-who-was-always/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/at-the-time-i-finished-high-school-i-was-determined-to-study-biology/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [In mathematics and science, there is no difference in the intelligence of men and women. The difference in genes between men and women is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/in-mathematics-and-science-there-is-no-difference-in-the-intelligence/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [I think women who are pretty certainly have an advantage in any field, in any profession. When a girl is born people still say:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-think-women-who-are-pretty-certainly-have-an-advantage-in-any-field/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [I think there is too much attention on mentoring. If people want to be scientists, they will figure out how to do it. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-think-there-is-too-much-attention-on-mentoring-if-people-want-to-be/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [If woman wants to have kids and work a little less she has a big disadvantage compared to a male colleague who has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/if-woman-wants-to-have-kids-and-work-a-little-less-she-has-a-big/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-am-often-asked-why-there-is-discrimination-against-women-in-science/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [I remember that already as a child I was often intensely interested in things, obsessed by ideas and projects in many areas, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/i-remember-that-already-as-a-child-i-was-often-intensely-interested/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

> [It is very important for me to be taken seriously for my science and not for my looks or other personal accomplishments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christiane-nusslein-volhard/it-is-very-important-for-me-to-be-taken-seriously-for-my-science-and/)

[Christiane Nusslein-Volhard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christiane-nusslein-volhard/)

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