Clyde Tombaugh

“Unfortunately, a lot of the concepts in the Bible are based on ancient mythology that doesn't fit the findings of science.”

“Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful.”

“It was depressing, very depressing. I worried about how I would make a living. I didn't want to stay on the farm. It didn't offer the challenge I wanted and yet, without a college education, I felt that I was really out of luck.”

“I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.”

“What you do is, you have your drawing board and a pencil in hand at the telescope. You look in and you make some markings on the paper and you look in again.”

“That's the way I got along in life. I don't ever remember being particularly jealous of anybody, because I figured if I can't do it myself, I don't deserve to get it.”

“You have to compete with others in the field. Sometimes the competition gets pretty fierce because you're competing for funds or grants to do your work, the financial work.”