"A small sample of the oxygen molecules from any breath that anybody took within the past few thousand years is near certain to be in the next breath you take."

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Source : David Bodanis (1988). “The secret house: 24 hours in the strange and unexpected world in which we spend our nights and days”, Touchstone Books

David Bodanis

#Past Quotes #Oxygen Quotes #Years Quotes

“The essence of communication is intention.”
“You know what wakes me up? A tongue in the ass. There is no alarm clock on that one, you are up, you are shaking, you are in a karate stance.....the day has begun.”
“The truth is not what we received today. Once again, we are being used as props in a Pentagon public relations exercise.”
“A breath of our inspiration Is the life of each generation; A wondrous thing of our dreaming Unearthly, impossible seeming â€” The soldier, the king, and the peasant Are working together in one, Till our dream shall become their present, And their work in the world be done.”
“You can't just draw a veil of secrecy when you are locking people up. You have to do at least the minimum, which is to acknowledge who you are holding.”
“African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.”
“If the rhythm section is really swinging it's such a great feeling - you just want to laugh!”
“With odorous oil thy head and hair are sleek; And then thou kemb'st the tuzzes on thy cheek: Of these, my barbers take a costly care.”

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