I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries. Marie Curie discoverydrawevil Change image and share on social
I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie easyprogressswift Change image and share on social
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 must be attained. Marie Curie attainconfidenceeasy share on social
Sometimes I had to spend a whole day mixing a boiling mass with a heavy iron rod nearly as large as myself. I would be broken with fatigue at the day's end. Other days, on the contrary, the work would be a most minute and delicate fractional crystallization, in the effort to concentrate the radium. Marie Curie boilbreakconcentrate share on social
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Marie Curie childlifemake Change image and share on social
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. Marie Curie aidbuildduty share on social
In 1906, just as we were definitely giving up the old shed laboratory where we had been so happy, there came the dreadful catastrophe which took my husband away from me and left me alone to bring up our children and, at the same time, to continue our work of research. Marie Curie bringcatastrophechild share on social
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. Marie Curie noticeremain Change image and share on social
We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery also has its beauty. Neither do I believe that the spirit of adventure runs any risk of disappearing in our world. Marie Curie adventurebeautybelieve share on social
All my mind was centered on my studies, which, especially at the beginning, were difficult. In fact, I was insufficiently prepared to follow the physical science course at the Sorbonne, for, despite all my efforts, I had not succeeded in acquiring in Poland a preparation as complete as that of the French students following the same course. Marie Curie acquirebegincenter share on social