Mary Leakey Quotes & Sayings
14 most famous Mary Leakey quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was a British scientist who passed away on 9 December, 1996.
“Theories come and go, but fundamental data always remain the same.”
“I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.”
“Basically, I have been compelled by curiosity.”
“I got too old to live in the bush. You really need to be youngish and healthy, so it seemed stupid to keep going.”
“She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time.”
“I quite liked having a baby - I think I won't put it more strongly than that. But I had no intention of allowing motherhood to disrupt my work as an archeologist.”
“I never felt interpretation was my job.”
“The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.”
“I'd rather be in a tent than in a house.”
“I dug things up. I was curious. I liked to draw what I found.”
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