Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.
MC
Marie CurieWidely attributed; no primary source located
About Marie Curie
Physicist and chemist who pioneered radioactivity research and won two Nobel Prizes. (1867-1934)
More from Marie Curie
- One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.Letter to her brother (1894)
- Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.Reply to a reporter, quoted in Eve Curie, Madame Curie (1937)
- Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.Quoted in Eve Curie, Madame Curie (1937)
- All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child.Pierre Curie (1923), translated by Charlotte and Vernon Kellogg
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- Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our greatest measure of courage.Brené Brown
- Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.Brené Brown
- We have to belong to ourselves as much as we need to belong to others. Any belonging that asks us to betray ourselves is not true belonging.Brené Brown
- Shame hates to have words wrapped around it. If we talk about it, it loses its grip on us.Brené Brown
- Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we'll ever do.Brené Brown
- In a crowded marketplace, fitting in is a failure.Seth Godin
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