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> [ That one must do some work seriously and must be independent and not merely amuse oneself in life-this our mother \[Marie Curie\] has told us always, but never that science was the only career worth following. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-joliot-curie/that-one-must-do-some-work-seriously-and-must-be-independent-and-not/)

Irene Joliot-Curie

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> [“That one must do some work seriously and must be independent and not merely amuse oneself in life—this our mother has told us always, but never that science was the only career worth following.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-joliot-curie/that-one-must-do-some-work-seriously-and-must-be-independent-and-not-2/)

Irène Joliot-Curie

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## Other authors on Curie

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neal-shusterman-70612.jpg) Neal Shusterman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/curie/neal-shusterman/)

## More by Irene Joliot-Curie

> [The farther the experiment is from theory, the closer it is to the Nobel Prize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-joliot-curie/the-farther-the-experiment-is-from-theory-the-closer-it-is-to-the/)

Irene Joliot-Curie

> [ That one must do some work seriously and must be independent and not merely amuse oneself in life-this our mother \[Marie Curie\] has told… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-joliot-curie/that-one-must-do-some-work-seriously-and-must-be-independent-and-not/)

Irene Joliot-Curie

> [“That one must do some work seriously and must be independent and not merely amuse oneself in life—this our mother has told us always,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irene-joliot-curie/that-one-must-do-some-work-seriously-and-must-be-independent-and-not-2/)

Irène Joliot-Curie

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