Adolf von Baeyer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Somewhere in my head, a private conviction exists that 'Search is the Process' and 'Discovery the Art Form.
For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great.
To make a discovery is not necessarily the same as to understand a discovery.
The 'Mythbusters' crew, we monitor the Discovery boards, we look for the new ideas that are being forwarded on those boards, and we keep track of what's going on, we keep updated.
This [discovery of a cell-free yeast extract] will make him famous, even though he has no talent for chemistry.
Rules for Self Discovery: 1. What we want most; 2. What we think about most; 3. How we use our money; 4. What we do with our leisure time; 5. The company we enjoy; 6. Who and what we admire; 7. What we laugh at.
The cell, over the billions of years of her life, has covered the earth many times with her substance, found ways to control herself and her environment, and insure her survival.
If we examine the accomplishments of man in his most advanced endeavors, in theory and in practice, we find that the cell has done all this long before him, with greater resourcefulness and much greater efficiency.
A man without ambition is worse than dough that has no yeast in it to raise it.
You can't just leave out one part; the bread won't rise if the yeast isn't there.

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