Casimir Funk Quotes
I must admit that when I chose the name, 'vitamine,' I was well aware that these substances might later prove not to be of an amine nature. However, it was necessary for me to choose a name that would sound well and serve as a catchword, since I had already at that time no doubt about the importance and the future popularity of the new field.
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If you want to cultivate a habit, do it without any reservation, till it is firmly established. Until it is so confirmed, until it becomes a part of your character, let there be no exception, no relaxation of effort.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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All I ever wanted to be was president of the American League.
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The civil rights fight was a very important fight.
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I think sometimes if you are too interested in day-to-day politics, you lose sight of the long term.
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Raising ambition in 2014 is crucial for arriving at a meaningful climate agreement in 2015.
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What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.
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When I was a kid, of course I wanted to be the fastest, the loudest and the one with the biggest drum set, but obviously my aspirations have changed a bit since then.
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The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.
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If I had Instagram, it would be pictures of my son, who is a cat.
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I love dressing up.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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You aren't going to leave me alone are you?
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When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parents off that I was gay.
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Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good.
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It is better to travel well then arrive.
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I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.
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Often it seems that there are writers who are their best selves on the page. That Seamus Heaney was as genuine and deeply admirable in person as in his poems was to me a gift, then as now.
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I must admit that when I chose the name, 'vitamine,' I was well aware that these substances might later prove not to be of an amine nature. However, it was necessary for me to choose a name that would sound well and serve as a catchword, since I had already at that time no doubt about the importance and the future popularity of the new field.
