Marie Curie Professions : Physicist Born : November 7, 1867 Died : July 4, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 69 quotes by Marie Curie Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie being-strong encouraging life Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie motivational inspirational life First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events. Marie Curie self-confidence principles firsts Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. Marie Curie thoughtful gossip ideas You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for our own improvement, and at the same time share a genaral responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think can be most useful. Marie Curie responsibility work time We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium a benefit for humanity. Marie Curie views discovery science Nothing in this world is to be feared... only understood. Marie Curie motivational science world You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. Marie Curie individual educational world A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as though they were fairy tales. Marie Curie fairy-stories hair children I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. Marie Curie moving-on inspiring positive Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity. Marie Curie responsibility humanity inspirational We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. Marie Curie confidence perseverance strength All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Marie Curie nature life children I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale. We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery has its own beauty. Marie Curie science children thinking It is my earnest desire that some of you should carry on this scientific work and keep for your ambition the determination to make a permanent contribution to science. Marie Curie determination ambition desire The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace Marie Curie states inspiration grace Now is the time to understand more, so we fear less. Marie Curie meaningful-life understanding fear I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie progress change way You can only analyze the data you Marie Curie stores strategic data Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. Marie Curie confidence strength inspirational Similar Authors Gabriel Lippmann physicist Burton Richter physicist Bruno Rossi physicist Bruce Maccabee physicist Brian Cox physicist Allan McLeod Cormack physicist All Authors
