We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie · Smartyfair

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

Marie Curie1867–1934 · scientist · 1800s-1900s Poland & FranceMarie Curie was a scientist who discovered two new elements, polonium and radium, and pioneered early research on radioactivity.8 quotes

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Keep going and believe you can, those two things together.

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How sure this is: 55% sureLots of sources credit Marie Curie with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: Quoted with the French original in daughter Eve Curie's biography Madame Curie (1937), Part 2, p.116; no independently named letter or date found.
Work: Madame Curie: A Biography (Eve Curie)
Occasion: 1937 · Paris (recalled) · Reflection on hardship, preserved in her daughter's biography
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Quoted with French original in Eve Curie's 1937 biography

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More on perseverance

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu Slow and steady wins the race.

Aesop Patience is the key to relief.Arabic proverb Drops of water hollow out a stone.

Ovid Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.