We must believe in ourselves as no one else will believe in us, we must match our expectations with the competence, courage and determination to succeed.

My crystal ball or intuition tells me that in the '80s the impact of RIA [radioimmunoassay] on the study of infectious diseases may prove as revolutionary as its impact on endocrinology in the 60s.

If you ever have a new idea, and it's really new, you have to expect that it won't be widely accepted immediately. It's a long hard process.

The world cannot afford to lose the talents of half it's people if we are to solve the many problems that beset us.

The Nobel Prize gives you an opportunity to make a fool of yourself in public.

New truths become evident when new tools become available.

We still live in a world in which a significant fraction of people, including women, believe that a woman belongs and wants to belong exclusively in the home.

We must believe in ourselves or no one will believe in us.

In the past, few women have tried and even fewer have succeeded.

As long as you're learning you're not old.

Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is simple in principle.

Your goal and destination also fill your life with meaning and make it significant

I think if you want to make an impact, you've got to say what you feel and do what you feel.

The only reason your mind won't stop its endless chattering is because you won't stop listening to it!

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

If my life was a play, age 35 was my intermission.

Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit, a never-ending process.

If you go to bed at night and think about your day and you haven't laughed very much, then you must jump out of bed and go do something fun.

Love is not enjoyment. Love is being enjoyed.

There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.

Hometown is like my quilts. Sometimes when you are in sweet dreams, you don't feel it's comfortable.