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Classic Quotes by Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) US scientist I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them. --------------- I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life. --------------- It might seem unfair to reward a person for having so much pleasure over the years, asking the maize plant to solve specific problems and then watching its responses. --------------- I was just so interested in what I was doing I could hardly wait to get up in the morning and get at it. One of my friends, a geneticist, said I was a child, because only children can't wait to get up in the morning to get at what they want to do."