"A scientist in his laboratory
is not a mere technician:
he is also a child confronting
natural phenomena that impress him
as though they were fairy tales."
-Madame Marie Curie

"Be less curious about people
and more curious about ideas."
-Madame Marie Curie

"One never notices what has been done;
one can only see what remains to be done."
-Madame Marie Curie

"All my life through,
the new sights of Nature
made me rejoice like a child."
-Madame Marie Curie

"You cannot hope to build a better world
without improving the individuals.
To that end, each of us must work
for our own improvement and at the same time,
share a general responsibility for all humanity,
our particular duty being to aid those to whom
we think we can be most useful."
-Madame Marie Curie

"Nothing in life is to be feared.
It is only to be understood."
-Madame Marie Curie

"Life is not easy for any of us.
But what of that?
We must have perseverance
and above all confidence in ourselves.
We must believe
that we are gifted for something
and that this thing must be attained."
-Madame Marie Curie