George Washington Carver
An American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and developed hundreds of uses for them.
Most quoted
"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 the quality of the life one lives, the character one builds, the principles one adheres to, that determines one's success or failure."
— from Various biographical accounts
"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 the quality of the life one lives, the decency of one's character, and the depth of one's integrity that counts."
— from Letter to a young man
"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 the quality of the life one lives, the character one builds, the conscientiousness of one's work, that counts."
— from Attributed
All quotes by George Washington Carver (294)
The man who does not know how to make the best of his opportunities is a failure.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.
The true purpose of education is to make people useful.
We are to be useful, not merely ornamental.
The greatest service which can be rendered to any country is to add to its useful plants.
The more we learn about nature, the more we realize how wonderful is the God who created it.
I want to know the mind of God. The rest are details.
Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only by love is it to be loved, but by thought. It holds a key to all that is.
My work is to help the farmer, and I am going to do it.
The primary object of all education should be to teach the student how to think, not what to think.
I believe that the greatest good we can do for our fellow man is to teach him how to help himself.
The Lord has been good to me, and I want to be good to others.
There is no such thing as a useless plant. Every plant has its purpose.
I am just a simple man who is trying to do God's will.
The world is full of wonders, and we should never stop exploring them.
We must learn to use what we have, and not wait for what we want.
The best way to help yourself is to help others.
My mission is to serve humanity.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
I have always tried to be a friend to the farmer.
Contemporaries of George Washington Carver
Other Inventions born within 50 years of George Washington Carver (1864–1943).