George Washington Carver Quotes

• No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving something behind.

  George Washington Carver

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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.

  George Washington Carver

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• If you love it enough, anything will talk with you.

  George Washington Carver

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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.

  George Washington Carver

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• When our thoughts – which bring actions – are filled with hate against anyone, Negro or white, we are in a living hell. That is as real as hell will ever be.

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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• Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

  George Washington Carver

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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.

  George Washington Carver

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• Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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• Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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• Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

  George Washington Carver

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

  George Washington Carver

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• I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

  George Washington Carver

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• There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation — veneer isn’t worth anything.

  George Washington Carver

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George Washington Carver (18)

Death:	5th January, 1943
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Botanist, Inventor

About

George Washington Carver was born in Diamond, Missouri, USA. He was an American botanist, agricultural Chemist, and inventor. He earned a B.A. degree in 1894 and an M.A. degree in 1896 from Iowa State University. He is most famous for his research into and promotion of crops that could be alternatives to growing cotton. The alternative crop that gained the most exposure due to his research was the peanut. In fact, he was responsible for creating over 100 different products made from peanuts and shared various recipes for peanut-related food items. He was also a leader in promoting environmentalism. He served as a director of Agricultural Research, Tuskegee Institute from 1896-1943. He received numerous honors for his work, including the Spingarn Medal of the NAACP.

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