George Washington Carver

"My life's work has been what I would gladly work for if I had the choice."

"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives."

"How to serve the world better is the question that has been burning in my heart."

"You must get education and you must learn to play the game of life."

"I believe that I can be of some service to my country."

"The highest education is that which does not merely teach to earn a livelihood but teaches how to live."

"I will follow the path of honor and integrity in all things."

"Nature has put all the materials for their remedy and happiness within easy reach of every individual."

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if its only concern in the world were fruit."

"How to grow old gracefully, and wisely, is one of life's great lessons."

"There is nothing new, nothing on earth that has not been tried before."

"When asked about his scientific credentials, he said they came from my beloved Booker T. Washington."

"Discover how nature works for you, and work with her."

"We are not makers of history. We are made by history."

"The principal principle is to love one another."

"I have already given away my fortune to those who will carry on my work."

"Why should I take fame? A little notoriety is all I need."

"I wish to become a Christian, which means nothing more nor less than that I desire to do the will of God."

"In all my studies the final and fundamental question is 'what is the actual truth of the matter?'"

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."

"Do something this very moment to lay the foundation of a new and better habit."

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

"There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything."

"Education is the most powerful tool which you can use to change the world."

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

"How far would Moses have gone if he had taken a poll in Egypt?"

"I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

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

"A man's character is his destiny."