Eugenie Clark Quotes

• In the beginning, I wanted to enter what was essentially a man's field. I wanted to prove I could do it. Then I found that when I did as well as the men in the field I got more credit for my work because I am a woman, which seems unfair.

  Eugenie Clark

  Men, Credit, Fields

  13 Copy quote

• Not many appreciate the ultimate power and potential usefulness of basic knowledge accumulated by obscure, unseen investigators who, in a lifetime of intensive study, may never see any practical use for their findings but who go on seeking answers to the unknown without thought of financial or practical gain.

  Eugenie Clark

  Appreciate, Unseen, Use

  9 Copy quote

• I liked to use my face mask more than the diving helmet for most occasions. I was learning to hold my breath longer now and could go down almost as deep without the helmet which limited my movements.

  Eugenie Clark

  Ocean, Use, Movement

  Eugenie Clark (1953). “Lady With a Spear”

  5 Copy quote

• It seems as though women keep growing. Eventually they can have little or nothing in common with the men they chose long ago.

  Eugenie Clark

  Men, Long Ago, Growing

  9 Copy quote

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin