Mildred Dresselhaus Quotes

When I came to M.I.T. in 1960, only 4 percent of the students were female. Today, it's about 40 percent of undergraduates. At Lincoln Lab, they had 1,000 men and two women. But we had a very good boss, and he treated us just like everybody else.

Mildred Dresselhaus

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 11, 1930 - February 20, 2017

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Paper currency has hitherto been regarded with suspicion, as insecure.

John Buchanan Robinson

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The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

Anatole France

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I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.

Andie MacDowell

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If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.

Jeannette Rankin

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I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You're tall, but you don't have to bend when you go through a door.

Stephen Merchant

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Sometimes when you're given hurdles, it makes you more creative in the end.

Judy Greer

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When somebody's face-to-face with you saying, 'I may not have been here had I not read your book,' how do you respond to that? The first several times I traveled, it was almost too much. I was totally grateful, but emotionally, it was really hard.

Jay Asher

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I also tried to avoid doing obvious dance records.

Boy George

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People think I'm strong as hard as I look. But I've a very sensitive side and need to be loved by everyone.

Brigitte Nielsen

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What words say does not last. The words last. Because words are always the same, and what they say is never the same.

Antonio Porchia

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There's so many careers that didn't happen because women are like, 'I can't deal with this harassment. I'm going to leave this industry.'

Phoebe Robinson

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The thing is, I'm a gypsy; I love travelling!

Sylvester McCoy

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