I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale. – Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. – Marie Curie
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
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it. – Marie Curie