Maria Mitchell

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight.

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.

By pouring money and goods into devastated regions, foreign aid workers sometimes compound the disruption and debauch the survivors.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.