We were thus led to create a new method of searching for new elements, a method based on radioactivity considered as an atomic property of matter.We were thus led to create a new method of searching for new elements, a method based on radioactivity considered as an atomic property of matter.

— Marie Curie Quotes

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We know for certain that sight is one of the most rapid actions we can perform. In an instant we see an infinite number of forms, still we only take in thoroughly one object at a time.We know for certain that sight is one of the most rapid actions we can perform. In an instant we see an infinite number of forms, still we only take in thoroughly one object at a time.

— Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

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To learn gives the liveliest pleasure, not only to philosophers but to men in general.To learn gives the liveliest pleasure, not only to philosophers but to men in general.

— Aristotle Quotes

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With the first word I used intelligently, I learned to live, to think, to hope.With the first word I used intelligently, I learned to live, to think, to hope.

— Helen Keller Quotes

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The mind of the painter must resemble a mirror, which always takes the colour of the object it reflects and is completely occupied by the images of as many objects as are in front of it.The mind of the painter must resemble a mirror, which always takes the colour of the object it reflects and is completely occupied by the images of as many objects as are in front of it.

— Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

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Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?

— Confucius Quotes

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But to gather in this great harvest of truth was no light or speedy work.But to gather in this great harvest of truth was no light or speedy work.

— George Eliot Quotes

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And much of what I stumbled into, by following my curiosity and intuition, turned out to be priceless later on.And much of what I stumbled into, by following my curiosity and intuition, turned out to be priceless later on.

— Steve Jobs Quotes

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The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.

— Albert Einstein Quotes

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It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

— Nelson Mandela Quotes

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He who can go to the fountain does not go to the water-jar.He who can go to the fountain does not go to the water-jar.

— Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

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