--- title: "4 Jennifer Ouellette Quotes" description: "Jennifer Ouellette is an American science writer and editor. Browse 4 Jennifer Ouellette quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jennifer-ouellette-68988_academics_i-succeeded-at-math-at-least-by-the-usua_591297.jpg" --- # Jennifer Ouellette **4** quotes in **15** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jennifer Ouellette is an American science writer and editor. ## Quotes by Jennifer Ouellette > [“... I succeeded at math, at least by the usual evaluation criteria: grades. Yet while I might have earned top marks in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-ouellette/i-succeeded-at-math-at-least-by-the-usual-evaluation-criteria-grades/) Jennifer Ouellette [Academics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academics/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/jennifer-ouellette-68988_academics_i-succeeded-at-math-at-least-by-the-usua_591297.jpg) > [“I think scientists have a valid point when they bemoan the fact that it's socially acceptable in our culture to be utterly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-ouellette/i-think-scientists-have-a-valid-point-when-they-bemoan-the-fact-that/) Jennifer Ouellette [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/jennifer-ouellette-68988_literacy_i-think-scientists-have-a-valid-point-wh_1078272.jpg) > [“I will never listen to ocean waves or view a beautiful sunset in quite the same way again. That is perhaps the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-ouellette/i-will-never-listen-to-ocean-waves-or-view-a-beautiful-sunset-in/) Jennifer Ouellette [Calculus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calculus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/jennifer-ouellette-68988_calculus_i-will-never-listen-to-ocean-waves-or-vi_1998565.jpg) > [“I abandoned the assigned problems in standard calculus textbooks and followed my curiosity. Wherever I happened to be--a Vegas casino, Disneyland, surfing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-ouellette/i-abandoned-the-assigned-problems-in-standard-calculus-textbooks-and/) Jennifer Ouellette [Calculus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calculus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/jennifer-ouellette-68988_calculus_i-abandoned-the-assigned-problems-in-sta_2605533.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-ouellette/#itemlist", "name": "Jennifer Ouellette Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“... I succeeded at math, at least by the usual evaluation criteria: grades. 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