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 greatest discovery of my life has been that God is in everything.
I am trying to make the world a better place, one peanut at a time.
The more we give, the more we receive.
There is no limit to what we can achieve if we work together.
I have never been afraid to try new things.
The Lord has blessed me with a curious mind.
My laboratory is the world.
I believe in the power of prayer.
The greatest joy in life is to be of service to others.
I am just a humble servant of the Lord, trying to do His will.
No individual has the right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having existed.
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 service that one renders to humanity.
God is going to reveal to us things He never revealed before if we put our hearts and minds into His work.
Since new and improved methods of agriculture are being introduced, it is hoped that the farmers will be able to get more out of their land.
The primary object of this bulletin is to give the farmers some practical information on how to improve their soils.
The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.
Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only people. Plants, rocks, anything. Nothing is too small to be loved, nothing is too small to be understood.
One of the most important things that can be done for the farmer is to teach him how to make his land more productive.
The peanut is one of the most wonderful plants known to man.
God made the peanut, and I merely found the uses for it.
Contemporaries of George Washington Carver
Other Inventions born within 50 years of George Washington Carver (1864–1943).