Walter Bradford Cannon famous quotes

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The steady states of the fluid matrix of the body are commonly preserved by physiological reactions, i.e., by more complicated processes than are involved in simple physico-chemical equilibria. Special designations, therefore, are appropriate:â€”â€œhomeostasisâ€ to designate stability of the organism; â€œhomeostatic conditions,â€ to indicate details of the stability; and â€œhomeostatic reactions,â€ to signify means for maintaining stability.
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

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Anger is an emotion preeminently serviceable for the display of power.
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

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Chance throws peculiar conditions in everyone's way. If we apply intelligence, patience and special vision, we are rewarded with new creative breakthroughs.
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

#Intelligent #Creative #Vision
Time... is an essential requirement for effective research. An investigator may be given a palace to live in, a perfect laboratory to work in, he may be surrounded by all the conveniences money can provide; but if his time is taken from him he will remain sterile.
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

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I will always remember you, even though you had no idea I was even in the room. My words wouldn't come, I could only dream. A crush or a love?
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

#Crush #Dream #Sweet
These changes-the more rapid pulse, the deeper breathing, the increase of sugar in the blood, the secretion from the adrenal glands-were very diverse and seemed unrelated. Then, one wakeful night, after a considerable collection of these changes had been disclosed, the idea flashed through my mind that they could be nicely integrated if conceived as bodily preparations for supreme effort in flight or in fighting. Further investigation added to the collection and confirmed the general scheme suggested by the hunch.
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

#Fighting #Science #Night
As he approached the place where a meeting of doctors was being held, he saw some elegant limousines and remarked, "The surgeons have arrived." Then he saw some cheaper cars and said, "The physicians are here, too." ... And when he saw a row of overshoes inside, under the hat rack, he is reported to have remarked, "Ah, I see there are laboratory men here."
-- Walter Bradford Cannon

#Science #Men #Doctors

Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.
The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good.
I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry.
A simple yet profound way to create a healthy body, a stress-free mind, and a peaceful sense of well-being.
A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.
Made with Pencils is grounded in the creativity of a few, propelled by the financial support of many, and most importantly, it's empowering generations to come. A simple idea, a heartfelt desire, and a world of possibility. A pencil, a promise, and a dream.
The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that there are no errors, that any troubles are simple misunderstandings, consequent on your not yet having spoken English loudly enough.
I never had any special appetite for filmmaking, but you have to make a living and it is miraculous to earn a living working in film.

Walter Bradford Cannon famous quotes

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