Age Quote by John Pople

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didn't publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before…

— Kenneth G. Wilson

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings.

— Mary Oliver

My mother ended up getting a Ph.D. of her own, in chemistry, and eventually became a tenured professor.

— Celeste Ng

However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th century books from our…

— Richard Ernst

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

— Mary Karr

I began writing seriously in my mid-20s and didnt publish my first book until I was 41.

— Kent Haruf

My mom was a chemistry teacher.

— Shriya Saran

I was a chemistry major when I first went to college, which turned out to be a huge mistake. When I realized that, I…

— Kaitlan Collins

I did a PhD in molecular bio-physics.

— Gail Bradbrook

I had spent the prior eight years working at my firm primarily representing big chemical companies, helping them comply with all the different state…

— Robert Bilott

I just fell into the job as a fashion editor at a teen magazine. I was there for two years, and I left there…

— Rachel Zoe