21st century Quote by Megan Smith

As a child, I remember my own intensive interest in biology, birds, other animals and flowers and was determined at an early age to…

— Harald zur Hausen

Like most kids growing up, I had a very wide interest. I was interested in everything. I tried to take advantage of everything, from…

— Michael P. Anderson

Becoming a scientist is a long journey, and at every step, I found projects that were exciting, motivating me to continue. My path was…

— Carrie Nugent

The best way to get students involved in science and want to follow either science careers or incorporate it in their lives or to…

— Mae Jemison

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to…

— Anonymous

I think a lot of kids are interested in two science subjects: dinosaurs and aliens. The reason is almost genetic; we're hard-wired to be…

— Seth Shostak

I majored in elementary education, and I have a passion for kids.

— Allyson Felix

Pursue science because it is knowledge, because it broadens our horizons. There is so much more to be discovered.

— Gerhard Herzberg

Most kids are very seriously interested in something - friends, math, shopping, sports. For me it happened to be music and the violin. I…

— Hilary Hahn

There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.

— Bill Nye

I actually wanted to be a forensic scientist for a while. When I was doing my Standard Grades, three of them were science subjects.…

— Emun Elliott

Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I…

— Paul Nurse