The way of progress

Marie Curie had a great saying about the way of progress she stated that "I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy." This reminds us each and every day how we have to be on top of our game.

Here are some of the inspiring quotes from one of the most respected and reputed scientists of our time.

"Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it.""Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood."

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

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

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.

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

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

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 with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy.

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

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