Rosalind Franklin

"You look at science (or at least talk of it) as something very elite, not a part of ordinary life. But science is really just a process of thinking about natural phenomena."

"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated."

"You look at the world around you, and you see all this evidence of molecular biology, but you don't think about it as such."

"In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing right now I am following the will of God."

"The achievement of scientific work is the outcome of a special devotion which goes far beyond a normal ambition."

"I have always believed that ounce for ounce, women are superior to men."

"A scientist's first responsibility is to the truth."

"You look at things that are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not."

"Beastly behavior is the one thing I find hardest to tolerate."

"Every piece of good scientific work has taken many lifetimes."

"The job of the scientist is to understand the natural world."

"I have no religious beliefs."

"Nothing new that is really interesting comes without devoting real time to it."

"I got the impression that Crick's rash and boisterous manner, and his self-confidence, were probably worth a great deal."

"You look at science with the passion that others might reserve for art."

"Achievement in science depends on ideas."

"I suppose if one were to be very honest, one would have to say that we were all rather fortunate."

"The crystallographer does not work on his X-ray apparatus alone."

"In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing right I am following the will of God."

"You cannot spend your life waiting for the storm to pass; you have to learn to work in the rain."

"Life is a one-way street. I do not wish to waste any of it."

"I see no valid reason why a woman cannot combine a career in science with a normal home life."

"Probably the greatest change has come in our scientific thought."

"You must promise not to worry about me."

"I might have made somethings clearer by more explicit discussion of how I arrived at them."

"One must dedicate oneself to one's work with complete absorption."

"We live in a time of unprecedented scientific discovery."

"The world needs courage and sacrifice."

"I would like to suggest that the crystallographer as artist is not giving his or her best."

"Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated in the minds of those who are to profit from scientific discovery."