I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast. I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life - but there was no one to tell me.

Quote by George Washington Carver

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How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate...

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate...

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

When our thoughts - which bring actions - are filled with hate against anyone, Negro...

When our thoughts - which bring actions - are filled with hate against anyone, Negro...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will...

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will...

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it...

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it...

Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything...

Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything...

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and...

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the...

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the...

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command...

When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command...

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

If you love it enough, anything will talk with you.

If you love it enough, anything will talk with you.

Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people...

Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people...

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.