"Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Talent in cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work"

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"

"Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"

"It's not that we use technology, we live technology"

"I was married to Margaret Joan Howe in 1940. Although not a scientist herself she has contributed more to my work than anyone else by providing a peaceful and happy home"

"Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it"