George Washington Carver

"At the laboratory bench, I find my greatest pleasure and my most intimate relationship with the Creator."

"Education is the great civilizer and opens doors to endless possibilities."

"There is no shortcut to any place worth going."

"How far we have yet to go in the realm of pure science and discovery."

"The greatest waste in America is the waste of the ability of the average man."

"Resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest man, then resolve to be honest shoemaker rather than a dishonest statesman."

"Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the whole community."

"When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."

"The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of thought."

"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."

"No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for his having passed through it."

"Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality."

"I have always endeavored to be of service in whatever capacity the Creator has given me."

"Nature never wears the same expression twice, for her resources are inexhaustible."

"Failures are paths to discovery."

"Do something for somebody every day for which you do not expect payment."

"The secret of a productive life is to be thankful."

"I believe that education is a most powerful ally of happiness."

"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten."

"Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough."

"The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief."

"I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast."

"Arise early. It is one of the secrets of success."

"Where there is no vision there is no hope."

"The object of education should be to teach us to love beauty."

"If you love it enough, anything will reveal its secrets to you."

"Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer."

"I am not merely a scientist; I am a teacher and a servant."

"One can no more approach the truth without love than one can approach the sun without feeling its heat."

"How to live a creative life is far more important than owning creative possessions."