"The theory of the lung as a gland has justified its existence and done excellent service in bringing forward facts, which shall survive any theoretical construction that has been or may hereafter be put upon them."

-- August Krogh

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“Maturity is the ability to live in someone else's world.”
“A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that.”
“The stage of the development of the productive forces determines the political and ideological superstructure of society which are crystallized into a system of social organization.”
“What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school.”
“The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response.”

Source : "Influenza A(H1N1)". www.who.int. April 29, 2009.
“That's a movie quote, right? You know, if you do that with books, people think you're intelligent." Sophie lowered her chin. "If this is your pathetic attempt to seduce me again, you're falling miserably." "I don't seduce woman." Phin shoved back his chair and stood up. "They fall into my open arms." "Clumsy of them.”
“Hail, gentle Dawn! mild blushing goddess, hail!Rejoic'd I see thy purple mantle spreadO'er half the skies, gems pave thy radiant way,And orient pearls from ev'ry shrub depend.”

Source : "The Chace" by William Somervile, (Bk. II, line 79), 1735.
“Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.”

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