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All my mind was centered on my studies, which, especially at the beginning, were difficult. In fact, I was insufficiently prepared to follow the physical science course at the Sorbonne, for, despite all my efforts, I had not succeeded in acquiring in Poland a preparation as complete as that of the French students following the same course.
— Marie Curie
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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.
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You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his 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.
— Marie Curie
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Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
— Marie Curie
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I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.
— Marie Curie
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I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.
— Marie Curie
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