"I am afraid I shall have to give up my trade; I am far too inert to keep up with organic chemistry, it is becoming too much for me, though I may boast of having contributed something to its development. The modern system of formulae is to me quite repulsive."

-- Friedrich Wohler

#Giving Up Quotes #Science Quotes #May Quotes

“Most people think that aging is irreversible and we know that there are mechanisms even in the human machinery that allow for the reversal of aging, through correction of diet, through anti-oxidants, through removal of toxins from the body, through exercise, through yoga and breathing techniques, and through meditation.”
“Jesus was himself the one convincing and permanent miracle.”

Source : Ian Maclaren (1896). “The Mind of the Master”, F.H. Revell Company
“Immersed in solitude, he would dream or read far into the night. By protracted contemplation of the same thoughts, his mind grew sharp, his vague, undeveloped ideas took on form.”

Source : Joris-Karl Huysmans (2015). “Against the Grain”, p.4, Booklassic
“I was lucky enough to win the Davis Cup in my first year in 1999. I won my first slam at the U.S. Open in 2001 and became world No. 1 later that year. By the age of 20, I'd done it all.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am a clown, just without the painted smile.”
“Don't think you are looking at me because you are not.”
“Thinking begins when you ask really difficult questions.”

Source : "Slavoj Zizek: I am not the world’s hippest philosopher!". Interview with Katie Engelhart, www.salon.com. December 29, 2012.
“There's nothing so similar to one poodle dog as another poodle dog, and that goes for women, too.”

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