I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast.” Carver confessed. “I wanted to know where it got its color, where… - George Washington Carver

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I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast.” Carver confessed. “I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life – but there was no one to tell me.

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About George Washington Carver

George Washington Carver (12 July 1864 – 5 January 1943) was an African-American botanist who worked in agricultural extension in the southern United States.

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Alternative Names: Carver • George Carver • G. W. Carver • George W. Carver • Geo. W. Carver
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How far you go in life depends on
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compassionate with the aged,
sympathetic with the striving and
tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in your life
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When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.
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