Quotes from George Washington Carver

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong -- because someday you will have been all of these.

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.

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets, but I have found that when I silently commune with people they give up their secrets also - if you love them enough.

Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough.

When I was young, I said to God, "God, tell me the mystery of the universe." But God answered, "That knowledge is reserved for me alone." So I said, "God, tell me the mystery of the peanut." Then God said, "Well George, that's more nearly your size." And he told me.

All my life I have risen regularly at four o'clock and have gone into the woods and talked to God. There He gives me my orders for the day.

Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.

Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.

There are two ways, one is right; the other is wrong. If your work is only about right, then it is wrong.

The centre of his world was the south where he was born in slavery some 79 years ago and where he did his work as a creative scientist.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.

Human need is really a great spiritual vacuum which God seeks to fill... With one hand in the hand of a fellow man in need and the other in the hand of Christ, He could get across the vacuum.

From a child, I had an inordinate desire for knowledge and especially music, painting, flowers, and the sciences, Algebra being one of my favorite studies.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.

The beating on the tail of the snake may stop his progress a little, but the more vital parts must be struck before his poisonous death-dealing venom will be wiped out.

When you do the common things in an uncommon way, you'll command the attention of the world.

Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world

Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable.

When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'That knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well George, that's more nearly your size.' And he told me.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.