Marie Sklodowska Quotes

Pierre and Marie (then Maria Sklodowska, a penniless Polish immigrant living in a garret in Paris) had met at the Sorbonne and been drawn to each other because of a common interest in magnetism.

Born in Poland (her name at birth was Maria Sklodowska), she first helped support her older sister to come to Paris to study medicine. Her sister, Bronislawa, returned the favor, helping to support Marie as she studied physics at the Sorbonne, beginning in 1891.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

Pioneers do not as a rule settle for the comfortable corners of life, and Maria Sklodowska was no exception.