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" In my own life, my science and my religion are separate. "
Vera Rubin
My Own
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" By about age 12, I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than go to sleep. I started learning. I started going to the library and reading. But it was initially just watching the stars from my bedroom that I really did. There was just nothing as interesting in my life as watching the stars every night. "
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" There is no problem in science that can be solved by a man that cannot be solved by a woman. "
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" In a spiral galaxy, the ratio of dark-to-light matter is about a factor of ten. That's probably a good number for the ratio of our ignorance to knowledge. We're out of kindergarten, but only in about third grade. "
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" The conclusion is inescapable that non-luminous matter exists beyond the optical galaxy. "
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" I would prefer to stay up and watch the stars than sleep. "
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" I had the usual friends who pointed out constellations of stars. But it really was watching the stars. It was getting some sense of the motion of the earth. I found it a remarkable thing. "
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" Fame is fleeting. My numbers mean more to me than my name. "
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" My childhood bedroom - if childhood could be about ten years old - had a bed which was under windows which faced north. At about age 10, I started watching the stars just move through the night. "
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" Don't let anyone keep you down for silly reasons such as who you are. "
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" My father was an electrical engineer. He's presently 92 and still could be holding down a job. He had a very analytical way of looking at things, and I enjoyed that very much. I think that was a very large influence. "
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