Author: George Washington Carver

Quotes

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.

- George Washington Carver

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

- George Washington Carver

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.

- George Washington Carver

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

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

- George Washington Carver

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

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

- George Washington Carver

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

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

- George Washington Carver

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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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