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…

Quote by Marie Curie

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I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good...

I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good...

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child...

A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child...

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is...

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is...

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

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

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth.

I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life...

I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life...

After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical...

After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical...

In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons.

In science, we must be interested in things, not in persons.

I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going...

I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going...

Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting...

Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting...

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever...

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever...

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his...

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his...

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

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

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have...

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

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

The various reasons we have just enumerated lead us to believe that the new radioactive...

The various reasons we have just enumerated lead us to believe that the new radioactive...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would...

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would...