Albert Szent-Györgyi Quotes
All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are manifestations of the same living matter. This adapts itself to different jobs and circumstances, but operates on the same basic principles. Muscle contraction is only one of these adaptations. In principle it would not matter whether we studied nerve, kidney or muscle to understand the basic principles of life. In practice, however, it matters a great deal.
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Tone can be as important as text.
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Everything begins with an idea.
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The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
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In fighting, you're not going 200 mph, but there's obviously danger in the sport. If you're a fighter or a NASCAR driver, you're obviously an adrenaline junkie. Both also take a lot of skill.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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'Morning Joe' host Mika Brzezinski's personal life is a minefield. Her father is Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter, and while one brother is an Obama appointee, the other advises Romney.
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Psychoanalysis is out, under a therapeutic disguise, to do away entirely with the moral faculty in man.
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I think I'm very curious about other people. I like to sit and eavesdrop, you know.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.
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Pride the first peer and president of hell.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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Charity plays an important role in upholding the values and advancing the work of the United Nations.
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I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.
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I go to my kids' sports games and don't have to carry the enormous burden of secrecy with me every day. However, adrenaline still courses through my body whenever I go through passport control to another country.
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I'm very comfortable with where history will judge me.
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The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this.
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It is my philosophy that one should not excel in only one thing but try to strike a balance between different things.
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I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed.
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In the 1970s, Japan moved into the U.S. turf with its televisions, cars, chips, and steel. But if you think about it, the only business Japan destroyed was the U.S. television industry.
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All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are manifestations of the same living matter. This adapts itself to different jobs and circumstances, but operates on the same basic principles. Muscle contraction is only one of these adaptations. In principle it would not matter whether we studied nerve, kidney or muscle to understand the basic principles of life. In practice, however, it matters a great deal.
