Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets, but I have found that when I silently commune with people they give up their secrets also – if you love them enough.

Carvoline Antiseptic Hair Dressing was a mix of peanut oil and lanolin. While he may have made peanut butter the preparation arose in other cultures independently. Carver's discoveries commercially.

He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops both as a source of their own food and as a source of other products to improve their quality of life. Carver's work on peanuts was intended to provide an alternative crop. He was recognized for his many achievements and talents.