Lise Meitner

"When others said 'impossible,' I said 'let us investigate further.'"

"The laboratory taught me that success comes from countless small experiments and observations."

"I have always believed that one's gender should never limit one's potential in science."

"Nature is the supreme teacher; we need only be willing to learn."

"The energy locked within the atom represents both humanity's greatest hope and greatest danger."

"I found that the most important discoveries often contradict our initial assumptions."

"To be a woman in science is to be twice as curious and ten times as determined."

"The pursuit of truth is more important than the pursuit of comfort."

"Science demands that we follow evidence wherever it leads, regardless of our preferences."

"I have always believed that the mind is more powerful than the circumstances one finds oneself in."

"Each person has the capacity to contribute to human knowledge and understanding."

"The radioactive elements were my teachers, showing me nature's deepest secrets."

"I learned that collaborative work in science produces results that no individual could achieve alone."

"The atom is a teacher of patience, revealing its secrets only to those who persist."

"I have always insisted on being treated as an equal in the scientific community."

"The laws of physics are written in mathematics, a language of pure logic and beauty."

"To understand radioactivity is to understand the very engine of stellar processes."

"I believe that scientific knowledge belongs to all humanity, not to any nation or group."

"The greatest moments in science come when theory and experiment finally align."

"I have lived a life dedicated to asking the questions that others were afraid to ask."

"Nature never lies; only our interpretations of nature can be mistaken."

"The work of science requires both rigorous methodology and imaginative thinking."

"I have always found that curiosity is the greatest motivator of human endeavor."

"The history of physics shows us that paradigm shifts come from questioning the fundamentals."

"I refused to accept that biology should determine one's intellectual capacity or contribution."

"Every element in the periodic table tells a story of scientific discovery and human curiosity."

"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge."

"Life need not be easy to be joyful."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the actions of others."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."