Science has taught me that everything is more complicated than we first assume, and that being able to derive happiness from discovery is a recipe for a beautiful life.Hope Jahren
A seed knows how to wait. Most seeds wait for several years before starting to grow; a cherry seed can wait for a hundred years with no problem.Hope Jahren
Working in the hospital teaches you that there are only two kinds of people in the world: the sick and the not sick. If you are not sick, shut up and help.Hope Jahren
Every great scientist I’ve ever known has had to deal with the weight of similar ghostly unrealized versions of himself that force him to keep moving as fast and as doggedly in the direction of his future as they do.Hope Jahren
My laboratory is like a church because it is where I figure out what I believe.Hope Jahren
It takes a certain kind of bravery to get up and toil with the dawn even on the darkest day.Hope Jahren
The world resembles the fruit of a vine: it is never cast before swine.Hope Jahren
I wish that you may find solace in and respect for your own special story, however it unfolds.Hope Jahren
Love and learning are similar in that they can never be wasted.Hope Jahren
People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.Hope Jahren