“I remember that already as a child I was often intensely interested in...” — Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Quote

“I remember that already as a child I was often intensely interested in things, obsessed by ideas and projects in many areas, and in these topics I learned much on my own, reading books.”

“At the time I finished high school, I was determined to study biology, deeply convinced to eventually be a researcher.”

“I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't really do much. You can point out when people discriminate and ask them not to.”

“I want to live every moment totally and intensely. Even when I'm giving an interview or talking to people, that's all that I'm thinking about.”

“One of the reasons I'm an interesting person to be married to is my intensely late-blooming self-awareness.”

“I found out that most programmers don't like to test their software as intensely as I do.”