Chemist Quote by Joseph Banks

“I was introduced to Mr. Davy , who has rooms adjoining mine (in the Royal Institution); he is a very agreeable and intelligent young…

— John Dalton

I attended [Sir Humphry] Davy's lectures to renew my stock of metaphors.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“To day we made the grand experiment of burning the diamond and certainly the phenomena presented were extremely beautiful and interesting... The Duke's burning…

— Michael Faraday

“I feel sorry now myself,” admitted Davy, “but the trouble is I never feel sorry for doing things till after I’ve did them.”

— L.M. Montgomery

Davy once asked me if I thought it was better to be a has-been than a never was, but maybe it doesn't make much…

— Todd Strasser

I'd lay down my life for her - Mas'r Davy - Oh! most content and cheerful! She's more to me - gent'lmen - than…

— Charles Dickens

“You've lived in America for twenty years. Eat badly, damn it.”

— Jennifer Crusie

When I was five or six, I started dressing up like Davy Crockett.

— Phil Collins

“Or perhaps we should just ask Todd." I pound the glass right at his face. He doesn't even flinch. And then she says, "Todd…

— Patrick Ness

“He is sorry- For everything- For Prentisstown- For Viola- For Ben- For every failure and every wrong- For letting his pa down- And he's…

— Patrick Ness

The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part…

— George Stephenson

“He steps away from her, going to a little side table and removing a cloth that's lying on top. Underneath are severale shiny bits…

— Patrick Ness