George Washington Carver

Agricultural Scientist American 1864 – 1943

Revolutionized agriculture with peanut and sweet potato research.

382 quotes

"How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong."
Kindness
"I have wanted to establish a point for my people to elevate themselves."
Leadership
"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can."
Motivation
"Education is the most powerful ally you can have in this world."
Education
"Service to humanity is the best work of life."
Leadership
"The principal god of my life is to help my people."
Faith
"Failure is just fertilizer for success."
Success
"There is something inspiring about unexplored territory."
Adventure
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Motivation
"Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path, sometimes they lead to the best places."
Courage
"Every individual has a right to their own opinion and belief."
Freedom
"I learned more about the love of God in that moment than in all my life."
Faith
"Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of the trained mind."
Wisdom
"Many people fail in life not because they lack ability but because they lack commitment."
Perseverance
"The things immediately before us give us the greatest instruction."
Knowledge
"Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough."
Creativity
"No individual has any right in this Christian community to hoard."
Justice
"A man's life is interesting primarily when he is not there."
Humor
"Open up everything to the hungry mind."
Knowledge
"The life of an individual is interesting mainly at those points where principles meet and have a bearing on conduct."
Philosophy
"How to grow old gracefully is a problem that confronts everyone."
Time
"I have no sympathy with the idler."
Work
"Go out into nature and look around at this magnificent creation."
Nature
"We serve the source of all our blessings when we serve our fellow man."
Faith
"There are certain principles that should rule if we are to live happily together."
Peace
"The Almighty has used me to open the eyes of an indifferent world."
Inspiration
"I wish that my life might mean something to the world."
Hope
"Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving."
Kindness
"When you pray, believe that you will receive, and you will."
Faith
"The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
Courage