" There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. "

Marie Curie French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. "

Marie Curie, letter to her brother, 1894 French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" 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, Lecture at Vassar College, May 14, 1921 French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" 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 in something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. "

Marie Curie French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" Life is not easy for any of us, but what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. "

Marie Curie French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" Nothing in this world is to be feared… only understood. "

Marie Curie French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

" One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done. "

Marie Curie, Letter to her brother, 1894 French (Polish-born) chemist & physicist (1867 – 1934)

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