Quotes by Marie Curie

3 quotes by Marie Curie (died 1934), taken from 2 works. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.

Works quoted: Pierre Curie and The Discovery of Radium.

Pierre Curie

  1. “Undistracted by any outside occupation, I was entirely absorbed in the joy of learning and understanding.”

  2. “I shall never be able to express the joy of the untroubled quietness of this atmosphere of research and the excitement of actual progress with the confident hope of still better results.”

The Discovery of Radium

  1. “Scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science.”

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