I think there's a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you don't have to think about it. Clyde Tombaugh animalcutingenious share on social
Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful. Clyde Tombaugh earlyequipmentmake Change image and share on social
You wonder about it and wonder how will I make an instrument that can handle this kind of a problem. Clyde Tombaugh handleinstrumentkind Change image and share on social
Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did. Clyde Tombaugh funimaginemake Change image and share on social
We were suddenly faced with the necessity of training a lot of young men in the art of navigation. Clyde Tombaugh artfacelot Change image and share on social
I was always looking ahead. I used to do all kinds of things for entertainment. When I was young, we had no radio, no TV. We were 30 miles from the public library, out in the sticks in Western Kansas, and so I'd do arithmetic exercises. Clyde Tombaugh aheadarithmeticentertainment share on social
I shed many a tear when the steam engines went out of style on the railroads. I'd like to seem them come back, but I realize the diesels are more efficient. Clyde Tombaugh backdieselefficient Change image and share on social
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. Clyde Tombaugh conceptcuriositydrive Change image and share on social
When I was in the fourth grade, I became intensely interested in geography and I learned it well. Clyde Tombaugh fourthgeographygrade Change image and share on social
I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course. Clyde Tombaugh grantguessinterest Change image and share on social