George Washington Carver

"Service is the rent that we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, not something you do in your spare time."

"Truth is nature's most precious gift, because without it we cannot plan a future or even face the present honestly."

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

"No individual has any right in this Christian community to force upon another his conception of how he shall live his life."

"Carelessness and impatience are the architect's of failure."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is wonder and awe."

"I want to get away from this earth for just a little while. I want to go up high and see what I am, so small in relation to the Universe."

"There must be created a new image before the world can accept the achievements."

"Our duty is to make whatever we have accomplish something for the good of all."

"The test of a great teacher is their ability to inspire."

"We should not moor our boat exclusive to one bank of the river."

"I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill."

"Be honest in all dealings, and your name will be your greatest asset."

"The greatest tragedy of my life is that I cannot do everything that I would like to do."

"Analyze every failure and extract a lesson from it."

"The world cares very little for what a man 'intends' to do, or what he 'ought' to do. It pays him for what he 'does' do."

"I want to think of life as a beautiful gift and I want to make the best of it and extract from it its happiness and fulfillment."

"Let our brains work together and let us have peace."

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."

"Your ambitions have gotten bigger than your talents, so be humble in your approach."

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

"God is going to have to do for me what I cannot do for myself."

"I want to help the weak to become strong."

"Your destiny is not your fault, but your responsibility."

"I have always tried to live up to the principles of the Gospel of Christ."

"There is a power in love that our world has not begun to understand."

"Opportunities will come when they are supposed to come."

"We haven't the right to consume happiness without producing it any more than we have the right to consume wealth without producing it."

"Whatsoever the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve."

"Every day of our lives we are paying the price for one thing or another."