I was trained to be very tough. My mom told me I shouldn't cry; I shouldn't be afraid of anything. May-Britt Moser More Quotes by May-Britt Moser More Quotes From May-Britt Moser I don't think about being male or female, I just behave naturally. I think in terms of excellence in science, not gender. May-Britt Moser malesexcellencethinking A good designer has a lot in common with a good researcher. Both hunt for excellence and perfection. And you have to really focus on the details, and you don’t really know what the final result will be before you have it. May-Britt Moser focusexcellenceperfection It's not fair to look at me and my husband as a couple when it comes to work. In the lab we are colleagues. We have the same vision and we both are very ambitious. I think ambitious people find ambitious people to play with. May-Britt Moser husbandcouplethinking As part of the National Strategy, the Government should commit itself to the virtual elimination of functional illiteracy and innumeracy. May-Britt Moser eliminationstrategygovernment Some women choose to stay at home and be housewives. If they are happy with it, then it's a wonderful choice. But I know I couldn't do that. I couldn't be a housewife. May-Britt Moser choiceshomewonderful My frontal lobe doesn't function well. When I'm out with friends, I typically have a cup of coffee, and that's not good for my sleep. And yet I'll do it again, night after night - 'Oh why did I have that cup of coffee?' I can't stop it because I love it. May-Britt Moser goodcoffeesleeplove Children need teachers who have stars in their eyes themselves and who treat them with respect. May-Britt Moser eyesrespectstarschildren We didn't care about salaries and having a nice car. We just cared about science and were really ambitious. May-Britt Moser carcarenicescience All children are born with stars in their eyes, and they are curious. It is important for teachers to be careful not to kill this curiosity. A lot can go wrong. Children can be teased, even by teachers. May-Britt Moser eyescuriositystarschildren It is so important to allow children to bloom and to be driven by their curiosity. May-Britt Moser bloomcuriosityimportantchildren Everyone knows that there are some odors that send you directly back to memories of your childhood - odors from Christmas time and so forth. May-Britt Moser childhoodchristmastimememories I've trained myself to find time to exercise relaxation of the body. I have these programs - I just listen to the instructions, and they're simple. Sometimes you just hold your hand tight and keep your breath - you hold it, hold it, feel all the tension, and then relax. May-Britt Moser myselfyousimpletime Whenever I have given lectures to a large audience before, I have always looked for an ending that gives a 'wow' feeling. May-Britt Moser endingfeelingalwaysaudience I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask. May-Britt Moser childmyselfstupidchildren
