A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isnt healthy either. So one has to work it out according to ones own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things. – Clyde Tombaugh
I have a lot of sympathy for young people because I realize how disturbed I was. How would I deal with life in the future? What would I do for a living? – Clyde Tombaugh
I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didnt see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education. – Clyde Tombaugh
I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didnt think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved. – Clyde Tombaugh
Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden theyre completely dependent on you and theres a third generation. Its a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents. – Roger Federer