Author: Sandra Faber

Quotes

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

I have great respect for the special nature of Mauna Kea and profound regard for Hawaii's culture, environment, and people.

- Sandra Faber

I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.

I was lonely as a kid. Since I had no siblings, I spent a lot of time by myself and a lot of time reading.

- Sandra Faber

Hubble is the most important telescope in history after Galileo's first telescope.

Hubble is the most important telescope in history after Galileo's first telescope.

- Sandra Faber

I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science - rock collections, fossils - and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.

I was the kind of kid who liked omnivorously almost all kinds of science - rock collections, fossils - and I like leaves, I like plants, and I like biology.

- Sandra Faber

I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

- Sandra Faber

Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.

Getting to work at Lick was like being touched by the wand of your fairy godmother.

- Sandra Faber

Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation.

Receiving the National Medal of Science is the thrill of a lifetime, but good science does not happen in isolation.

- Sandra Faber

Hubble has established for the first time that the distant universe looks different from the nearby universe.

Hubble has established for the first time that the distant universe looks different from the nearby universe.

- Sandra Faber

I remember spending evenings looking at the sky with my dad, who was interested. He was a civil engineer and was interested in science as a kid. And he always encouraged me.

I remember spending evenings looking at the sky with my dad, who was interested. He was a civil engineer and was interested in science as a kid. And he always encouraged me.

- Sandra Faber

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