When I touch that flower, I am not merely touching that flower. I am touching infinity. That little flower existed long before there were human beings on this earth. It will continue to exist for thousands, yes, millions of years to come.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVERWhen you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
More George Washington Carver Quotes
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Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
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Never a day passes but that I do myself the honor to commune with some of nature’s varied forms.
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God gave them [the discoveries] to me; how can I sell them to someone else?
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Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.
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There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation – veneer isn’t worth anything.
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No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.
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Where there is no vision, there is no hope.
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If you listen carefully enough to anything, it will talk to you.
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Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.
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Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to give us good on this earth.
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I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast. I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life – but there was no one to tell me.
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It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.
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We get closer to God as we get more intimately and understandingly acquainted with the things He has created. I know of nothing more inspiring than that of making discoveries for one’s self.
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One of the things that has helped me as much as any other is not how long I am going to live, but how much I can do while living.
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Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.
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