Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie, a Polish-French physicist and chemist, was truly a part of a scientific revolution. Her pioneering research on radioactivity (a term she coined herself, of course!) earned her the title of the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and she also did it twice! That still makes her the first and only person with double Nobels. And that's not all the firsts in Marie's life, as later on, in 1906, she became the first woman professor at the University of Paris. So, with just these few facts from Curie's biography, you can be sure that she was a woman of exceptional talents and thinking. One that can be witnessed in an article dedicated to Marie Curie's quotes about life, ideas, and the importance of science.
Remember that at the time of Marie's lifetime (1876 - 1934), the world was not too keen on what women had to say, which made her career as a scientist all the more impressive. In fact, it is known that despite his own oddities, Albert Einstein was one of the biggest fans of Marie and her work! And although this article does not provide an excerpt of the letters between the two, you can rest assured that these quotes from Marie Curie will shed light on what their conversations might have looked like. And, as far as famous quotes go, Marie's can easily be discerned from the rest by their tangible feeling of empathy and thoughts as unique as she was herself.
So, a good portion of Marie Curie's famous quotes awaits down below. You should absolutely check them out if you want to know more about her way of thinking and if you need a bit of motivation in your day. And, if it is the first time you are hearing this famous scientist's name, be sure to read more about her and her road to stellar achievements that saved millions of lives and changed our world for the better. Give your vote for her powerful quotes, and share this article with your friends, too!
#1

"Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it."
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"It's always good to marry your best friend."
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"The older one gets, the more one feels that the present moment must be enjoyed, comparable to a state of grace."
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#4

"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."
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"In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons."
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#6
"There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth."
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#7
"Decide. Have fun and get started! The world is waiting for you to reveal your gift!"
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#8

"You’ll never make me believe women were made to walk on stilts."
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#9
"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy."
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#10
"Pierre Curie came to see me and showed a simple and sincere sympathy with my student life. Soon he caught the habit of speaking to me of his dream of an existence consecrated entirely to scientific research, and he asked me to share that life."
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#11
"Radium is not to enrich any one. It is an element; it is for all people."
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#12

"My husband and I were so closely united by our affection and our common work that we passed nearly all of our time together."
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#13
"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."
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"I was only fifteen when I finished my high-school studies, always having held first rank in my class. The fatigue of growth and study compelled me to take almost a year's rest in the country. I then returned to my father in Warsaw, hoping to teach in the free schools."
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#15
"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."
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#16

"I am among those who think that science has great beauty."
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#17
"You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right."
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#18
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less."
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"All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child."
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#20

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