Cells Quote by Lawrence Osborne

A living cell requires energy not only for all its functions, but also for the maintenance of its structure.

— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

We are not made up, as we had always supposed, of successively enriched packets of our own parts. We are shared, rented, occupied. At…

— Lewis Thomas

“Orchids are one of the few things in the world that can live forever.”

— Susan Orlean

Human beings aren't orchids; we must draw something from the soil we grow in.

— Sara Jeannette Duncan

“None of these systems, whether “natural” or man-made, can operate without a continuous supply of energy and resources that have to be transformed into…

— Geoffrey West

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.

— Randy Schekman

I love - oh God, I shouldn't say this - I'm really good at bringing orchids back from the dead.

— Stephen Moyer

Biological energy comes from the sun. Light energy harvested by photosynthesis in chloroplasts and phototropic bacteria becomes stored in carbohydrates and fats. This stored…

— John E. Walker

“Plants both synthesize food and respire… People respire only…Common to all life processes i the formation of wastes...”

— Lou Voorhees

“Gardens take many years to make. One cannot just plant stuff and presto—there is a garden. No, gardens have energy. Like houses, they become…

— Donna Goddard

“If all of this makes orchids seem smart—well, they do seem smart. There is something clever and un-plantlike about their determination to survive and…

— Susan Orlean

“Health is our natural condition. The body’s energy is wholly devoted to sustaining a lifelong healthy journey. The intelligent focus of each cell in…

— James Green