George Washington Carver

"Every individual should be so taught that his greatest pleasure and supreme satisfaction come from rendering service to others."

"The principal thing in life is to be a dependable person."

"Cast down your bucket where you are, and make the best of your circumstances."

"I am convinced that the only way to succeed is through service."

"The time to learn to be self-reliant is in youth."

"Absolutely nothing is impossible; the word itself says 'I'm possible'!"

"Don't look for miracles; you are the miracle."

"The happiest people are those who are producing something."

"The great creators of the future will be those who understand that this is more than a material world."

"Depend on yourself and you will not be disappointed."

"I am convinced we have not begun to understand the many uses of the peanut."

"The most important thing is to use what you have where you are."

"Every student I ever taught was a flower to me."

"I want you to learn that everything in life has a purpose."

"Service is the rent we pay for living on this earth."

"The greatest good we can do is to benefit humanity."

"Teach the poor man what we can teach him."

"The proper education of any individual should be determined by the nature of the work which he is to do."

"Carver stands for something larger than himself."

"I have made my bed and lie on it with supreme satisfaction."

"The truth never loses ground by investigation."

"God is going to let me work out my plan through you."

"Plant yourself firmly on the foundation of love for your fellow man."

"The secret is knowing what to plant and when to plant it."

"Every person has within him powers to change the world."

"Believe in the power within yourself; believe that you can do it."

"Youth is the time to develop those powers that will make you an asset to society."

"Do all the good you can by all the means you can in all the ways you can."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not try anything new."

"Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education."