"All living organisms are but leaves on the……" — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
"All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are manifestations of the same living matter. This adapts itself to different jobs and circumstances, but operates on the same basic principles. Muscle contraction is only one of these adaptations. In principle it would not matter whether we studied nerve, kidney or muscle to understand the basic principles of life. In practice, however, it matters a great deal."
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46 Quotes by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi has 46 quotes on this site.
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I always tried to live up to Leo Szilard's commandment, "don't lie if you don't have to." I had to.…
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A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind.
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A discovery must be, by definition, at variance with existing knowledge. During my lifetime, I made two. Both were rejected…
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I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was…
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If I go out into nature, into the unknown, to the fringes of knowledge, everything seems mixed up and contradictory,…
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It is impossible to encircle the hips of a girl with my right arm and hold her smile in my…
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Life is water, dancing to the tune of solids.
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Through the ages, man's main concern was life after death. Today, for the first time, we find we must ask…
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We are all but recent leaves on the same old tree of life and if this life has adapted itself…
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"This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my…
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This paper of yours is so lightly written that you must have sweated terribly.
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Knowledge is a sacred cow, and my problem will be how we can milk her while keeping clear of her…
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