First Quote by Marie Curie

The various reasons we have just enumerated lead us to believe that the new radioactive substance contains a new element to which we propose…

— Marie Curie

We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of…

— Marie Curie

The sensitive plate, the gas which is ionised, the fluorescent screen, are in reality receivers, into another kind of energy, chemical energy, ionic energy...…

— Marie Curie

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also…

— Marie Curie

In chemical terms, radium differs little from barium; the salts of these two elements are isomorphic, while those of radium are usually less soluble…

— Marie Curie

In 1906, just as we were definitely giving up the old shed laboratory where we had been so happy, there came the dreadful catastrophe…

— Marie Curie

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

— Marie Curie

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.

— Marie Curie

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also…

— Marie Curie

Pierre Curie voluntarily exposed his arm to the action of radium for several hours. This resulted in damage resembling a burn that developed progressively…

— Marie Curie

It's always good to marry your best friend.

— 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…

— Marie Curie