“To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at ...” — Yves Chauvin Quote

“To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.”

“There is no difference between fundamental research and applied research. Although this is my view, based on personal taste and the areas I have worked in, it is not necessarily true for others.”

“I had no training in research as such, and as a consequence, I am, in a sense, self-taught.”

“My husband is a brilliant cook - enthusiastic and good - but he has not mastered the clearing up as you go along.”

“It feels like Radiohead are famous, but that no one knows who we are. Which is brilliant, really.”

“My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.”