“My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare tim...” — Sheldon Lee Glashow Quote

“My father said I should become a doctor and do science in my spare time, which in retrospect might not have been a bad idea, but I wasn't interested in taking care of people's ills.”

“I think that I got committed to physics at the age of - oh, it must have been 1942 - ten, when most countries were at war and children were interested in airplanes and bombs and such things.”

“Individual scientists cannot do much on their own. Heads of nations, corporates, and economic giants should recognise the criticality of it.”

“I've never seen bad drawing destroy a good idea. On the other hand, I've never seen a good drawing save a bad idea.”

“I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.”

“Girls are so quick to say they can't do something, and they won't even try, whereas boys tend to just go for something even if it's probably a bad idea.”