You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals.
In plain words
A better world starts with people getting better one at a time.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- From Marie Curie's own book Pierre Curie (1923), trans. Charlotte and Vernon Kellogg, p.168 - her memoir of her husband and their scientific partnership.
- Pierre Curie (memoir)
- 1923 · Paris · Reflecting on personal growth within her memoir of Pierre
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