"History repeats, but science reverberates."

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Source : Siddhartha Mukherjee (2011). “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer”, p.466, Simon and Schuster

Siddhartha Mukherjee

#Repeating History Quotes

“I thought that when they said Atlantic Charter, that meant me and everybody in Africa and Asia and everywhere. But it seems like the Atlantic is an ocean that does not touch anywhere but North America and Europe.”
“I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I don't really know what 'a dark place' means. I have windows in my house, and I'm generally an upbeat person! A lot of people throw that word at me because I wear a lot of black and leather.”
“Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.”

Source : "Congressional Record", vol. 88, Appendix, (p. A3866), November 1, 1942.
“A picture is like a prayer; you're offering a prayer to get something, and in a sense it's like a gift of God because you have practically no control-at least I don't.”
“Learn to depend upon yourself by doing things in accordance with your own way of thinking.”
“Cery: So, Hem, tell me why I shouldn't see how many holes I need to make before you start leaking money?”
“You must every day make higher ground. You must deny yourself to make progress with God. You must refuse every- thing that is not pure and holy. God wants you pure in heart. He wants you to have an intense desire after holiness... Two things will get you to leap out of yourselves into the promises of God today. One is purity, and the other is FAITH, which is kindled more and more BY PURITY.”

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