Marie Curie

"The libraries are filled with books of the past, but each person is responsible for their own education."

"A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a seeker after truth."

"The study of radioactivity has revealed the existence of a new world."

"I have done my duty by the laws of God and the laws of the state."

"Success in life comes to those who simply refuse to give up."

"I believe the future of all humanity is in the hands of scientists."

"I'm glad I'm not one of those people who is ashamed of ambition."

"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."

"The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday."

"I learned that life is not fair, but it is good."

"We cannot live only for ourselves."

"What I have done in the service of science has always been done consciously."

"Strong convictions are the secret of success."

"Be of good cheer. Do your duty and leave the rest to the gods."

"If I were not hypersensitive, I probably would not have done the things I did."

"The truth is that I have never been particularly interested in the personal side of life."

"Science has become truly international."

"My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my profound inability to do anything practical about anything at all."

"I do not believe it is of the first importance that I should be happy. I think it matters very much more that I should be good."

"I desire the company of a man who could sympathize with me, whose eyes would reply to mine."

"The beauty of a flower fades, but the beauty of the soul is forever."

"In science, imagination is even more important than knowledge."

"We are all made of stardust."

"Human beings are not machines, and I don't think we should treat them like machines."

"The nuclear age began with the discovery of radioactivity."

"I have the impression that we are just approaching the beginning of important discoveries."

"Nothing is so curious as self-knowledge."

"The only people for me are the mad ones."

"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can."

"Radium glowed in the dark, and this inspired us to further research."