"I watched Baeyer activating magnesium with iodine for a difficult Grignard reaction; it was done in a test tube, which he watched carefully as he moved it gently by hand over a flame for three quarters of an hour. The test tube was the apparatus to Baeyer."

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Source : Richard Willstätter (1965). “From My Life”

Richard Willstatter

#Flames Quotes #Hands Quotes #Iodine Quotes

“Make choices-not excuses.”
“In a way, I'm glad I'm first because I won't have to panic about following anybody other than industry legend John Romita Jr. And he drew Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, which is one of the books that had a massive effect on me as a reader and an artist. It has been intimidating, scary, exciting, and incredibly satisfying.”

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“Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth.”
“Might was the measure of right.”
“I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do.”
“I'm a very private person, so I didn't like this idea of tweeting about me. And then I realized, 'Oh, this is actually a brilliant device in terms of interacting with the fans'. It's a lovely way to just get back, to thank the fans for watching the show. And to live tweet is kind of like getting the rewards of doing live theatre.”
“The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.”
“I've found it wise to enjoy any time of truce, while recognizing it for what it is. A truce.”

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