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Marie Curie's most famous piece of wisdom is: 'Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. ' She applied this to the mysterious properties of radioactivity, even as it cost her her health. She teaches that fear is the result of ignorance, and that the only cure for anxiety is the systematic pursuit of knowledge. Wisdom is the transformation of terror into understanding.
"Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas."
"Our society, in which reigns an eager desire for riches and luxury, does not understand the value of science."
"We must not forget that when radium was discovered no one knew that it would prove useful in hospitals. The work was one of pure science."
"You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals."
"It is my hope that the world will be a better place for our having been here."
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