A biography for Simone Giertzhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't have cancer, I just have a tumour.”
“I really wish this wasn't a thing. But this tumor is a thing. Even though it's not what I would have chosen for myself, that doesn't necessarily mean it has to be all bad. What I keep trying to remind myself is this is one of those things that looks like a really bad thing on the outside but I know too little about life to be sure.”
“A lot of people just write off the projects that I do as stupid, but they obviously aren't, the ideas aren't the smartest but I think there definitely is a lot of thought behind it.”
“I would much rather be acknowledged for the work that I do rather than being a woman doing the type of work I do.”
“In middle school and high school, I had straight A's, and I graduated at the top of my year. On the flip side of that, I struggled with very severe performance anxiety.”
“I found it was way more fun to build useless stuff.”
“On my bad days, sitting down and meditating was the last thing I wanted to do.”
“I'm a part of a new generation of drivers that will only drive electric.”
“A lot of people make the mistake of setting the bar too high.”
“I often get asked if I think I'm ever going to build something useful, and maybe someday I will.”
“I'm starting to feel like I can actually figure out how stuff works. I can actually pick stuff apart and have a chance of fixing it.”
“It'd be really neat if I wasn't a Darwin Award winner.”
“People should be faced with losing everything a little bit more often because it really helps put a lot of things into perspective.”
“I didn't know how to necessarily make good robots and I was scared of failing to make good robots, so I thought I might as well make bad robots to kind of alleviate the pressure of that.”
“I spent every day of third grade wearing a glittery purple cowboy hat.”
“The Every Day Calendar is 0% Internet connected, so no apps, WiFi, bluetooth or computer programs are needed to set it up. Just plug it into the wall and you're ready to go.”
“I'm not very into politics but I love watching shows like 'Last Week Tonight' - people come for the comedy and they stay for the interesting questions.”
“I want to be an inventor in the real sense.”
“I've always avoided making being a woman my main asset and unique selling point. If it is then you'll start seeing other women as competition, and that's the last thing you need when entering a very male-dominated field.”
“I set out to make a sandwich using a robot arm. I put a knife at the end of it and tried to make it spread peanut butter over bread. It didn't work so great.”