Luis Federico Leloir famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I might paraphrase Churchill and say: never have I received so much for so little.
-- Luis Federico Leloir -
This is only one step in a much larger project. I discovered (no, not me: my team) the function of sugar nucleotides in cell metabolism. I want others to understood this, but it is not easy to explain: this is not a very noteworthy deed, and we hardly know even a little.
-- Luis Federico Leloir
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A tree full of ripened fruits bows down naturally, because of the weight of the fruits and its willingness to make its fruits accessible to others.
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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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I think it is not well known in the Church that payment of tithing has very little to do with money. Tithing has to do with faith.
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Just as modern motorways have no room for ox-carts or wandering pedestrians, so modern society has little place for lives and ways that are too eccentric.
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Right now, I have to admit, that I'm more interested in giving people a little bit of hope and goodness.
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I rarely drink from the bottle, but I'll smoke a little weed,
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Of beer, an enthusiast has said that it could never be bad, but that some brands might be better than others.
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We are caught up in a paradox, one which might be called the paradox of conceptualization. The proper concepts are needed to formulate a good theory, but we need a good theory to arrive at the proper concepts.
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I understood that I might fail, but I wouldn't let it happen because I changed my compass along the way.
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