"I am a Polish woman, and I am proud of it. And I am proud of my work. And I am proud of my discoveries. And I am proud of my contributions to humanity."

"I have tried to preserve the memory of Pierre Curie and to perpetuate the work which was the object of his life."

"I am among those who think that science has great beauty."

"First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events."

"My husband and I were so closely united by our affection and our common work that we were not afraid of anything, even of the difficulties of a material existence."