Substances Quotes

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Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through… — Ivan Pavlov
The psychology of the alchemist is that of reveries trying to constitute themselves in experiments on the exterior world. A double vocabulary must be established… — Gaston Bachelard
The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once possessed it,… — Torbern Bergman
The cultural integration of psychedelics won't happen overnight, and the question of young people is perhaps the most difficult involved. The first step is for… — Rick Doblin
We are very encouraged that the results from our monitoring of air quality and drinking water conditions in both New York and near the Pentagon… — Christine Todd Whitman
My hair is pure. It stands for purity because no foreign chemicals or substances has ever touched my hair. — CM Punk
The mind begins to boggle at unnatural substances as things paradoxical and incomprehensible. — Robert South
The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The language of chemistry simply does not mesh with that of biology. Chemistry is about substances and how they react, whereas biology appeals to concepts… — Paul Davies
The most startling result of Faraday's Law is perhaps this. If we accept the hypothesis that the elementary substances are composed of atoms, we cannot… — Hermann von Helmholtz
Should the research worker of the future discover some means of releasing this [atomic] energy in a form which could be employed, the human race… — Francis William Aston
The human body contains blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. These are the things that make up its constitution and cause its pain and… — Hippocrates
The G8 nations, together with the five major emerging economies of China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, use almost three-quarters of the Earth's biocapacity -… — Sigmar Gabriel
The most callous, stupid things were done just because regulations required them...It was not until 1983, for example, that U.S. federal agencies stated that substances… — Peter Singer
Keep in mind that there are many neurotoxins in the world. Dozens of natural and industrial substances have neurotoxic properties. — Harvey V. Fineberg
The compelling thing about making artâ€”or making anything, I supposeâ€”is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid there, a thing, a substance… — Audrey Niffenegger
You don't have to take any drugs to experience the Juggalo world. That's where the magic comes in. Because it's fresh and magical to the… — Joseph Bruce
Morandi gave an intimate view of his deepest thoughts. We watched him inquiring after the devilish questions of essences and substances. — Wayne Thiebaud
If you are without bread, how much wisdom can you boast and of what real utility are your talents, if you cannot procure for yourselves… — Brigham Young
Consumption is also immediately production, just as in nature the consumption of the elements and chemical substances is the production of the plant. — Karl Marx

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