# Humanity Needs Dreamers Beyond Material Profit by Marie Curie > "Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible to devote their care to material profit." > **— Marie Curie**, *1923, Autobiographical Notes* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Autobiographical Notes, 1923. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Autobiographical Notes](https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/about-us/our-history/marie-curie-the-scientist) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Science Ecosystem|Science Ecosystem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible to devote their care to material profit." — Marie Curie, 1923, Autobiographical Notes https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marie-curie-humanity-needs-dreamers-beyond-material ```