Quotes by Marie Curie

“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. ””

“One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.””

“We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science. And this is a proof that scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium a benefit for mankind. ””

“All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.””

“You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right.””

“Certein bodies... become luminous when heated. Their luminosity disappears after some time, but the capacity of becoming luminous afresh through heat is restored to them by the action of a spark, and also by the action of radium.””

“I am one of those who think, like , that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.””

“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.””

“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.””

“Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit. Without doubt, these dreamers do not deserve wealth, because they do not desire it. Even so, a well-organized society should assure to such workers the efficient means of accomplishing their task, in a life freed from material care and freely consecrated to research.””