C Quotes
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“Chemistry is, well technically, chemistry is the study of matter. But I prefer to see it as the study of change.”
“Chemistry itself knows altogether too well that - given the real fear that the scarcity of global resources and energy might threaten the unity of mankind - chemistry is in a position to make a contribution towards securing a true peace on earth.”
“Chemistry on film is like chemistry in real life, it's either there or it isn't.”
“Chemistry ought to be not for chemists alone.”
Source: Tragic Sense of Life
“Chemistry's a tricky thing, and if I'm not feeling it, I'm not gonna pretend.”
“Chemistry, in its application to animals and vegetables. Endeavours jointly with physiology to enlighten us respecting the mysterious processes and sources of organic life.”
Source: Familiar Letters on Chemistry, and its relation to Commerce, Physiology, and Agriculture: Edited by John Gardner
“Chemistry, unlike other sciences, sprang originally from delusions and superstitions, and was at its commencement exactly on a par with magic and astrology.”
“Chemistry, until my childhood, not that long ago, was regarded as a calculating device. Because you couldn't reduce to physics. So it's just some way of calculating the result of experiments. The Bohr atom was treated that way.”
“Chemistry... is like the maid occupied with daily civilisation; she is busy with fertilisers, medicines, glass, insecticides ... for she dispenses the recipes.”
“Chemistry: that most excellent child of intellect and art.”
“Chemistrys a funny thing. It can be instantaneous, but it helps when you know someone.”
“Chemists are, on the whole, like physicists, only 'less so'.They don't make quite the same wonderful mistakes, and much what they do is an art, related to cooking, instead of a true science. They have their moments, and their sources of legitimate pride. They don't split atoms, as the physicists do. They join them together, and a very praiseworthy activity that is.”
“Chemists do not usually stutter. It would be very awkward if they did, seeing that they have at times to get out such words as methylethylamylophenylium.”
“Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man.”
Source: The Tiger in the Smoke
“Chemists have always been in the business of taking atoms and putting them together with other atoms with precisely defined connections.”
“Chemists in earlier centuries were quite interested in the nature of acids. They had no interest in analysing their concept of acid. After all, they knew that their understanding of acids was at a fairly primitive level, and what they wanted to do was understand something about the world better - the nature of acidity - not something about their own concepts.”
“Chemotherapy also kills hidden cancer cells of the body... but that's not war.”
“Chemotherapy and radiotherapy will make the ancient method of drilling holes in a patient's head to permit the escape of demons look relatively advanced.... Toxic chemotherapy is a hoax. The doctors who use it are guilty of pre-meditated murder, and the use of cobalt and other methods of cancer treatment popular today effectively closes the door on cure.”
“Chemotherapy is a good thing even though it kills healthy cells. But we still hope for something better. We'd like to prevent cancer in the first place.”
“Chemotherapy is an opponent in itself - simultaneously curing you and hurting you.”
“Chemotherapy is brutal. The goal is pretty much to kill everything in your body without killing you.”
“Chemotherapy is just medieval. It's such a blunt instrument. We're going to look back on it like we do the dark ages.”
“Chemotherapy is such a hard, hard kiss. Anything we can do to alleviate its side effects should be intelligently explored with an open mind.”
“Chemotherapy isn't easy. I felt very fortunate I wouldn't have to go through that.”
“Chemotherapy isn't good for you. So when you feel bad, as I am feeling now, you think, 'Well that is a good thing because it's supposed to be poison. If it's making the tumor feel this queasy, then I'm OK with it.'”
“Chemotherapy takes its toll; the more you keep doing it, you lose your energy, and it gets more difficult to swallow.”
“Chemotherapy tests your sanity.”
“Chen pointed to the cub. "There's your brute." Then he pointed to the pups. "And there's your domestication. For the most part, Westerners are descendants of barbarian, nomadic tribes such as the Teutons and the Anglo-Saxons. They burst out of the primeval forest like wild animals after a couple of thousand years of Greek and Roman civilization, and sacked ancient Rome. They eat steak, cheese, and butter with knives and forks, which is how they've retained more primitive wildness than the traditional farming races. Over the past hundred years, domesticated China has been bullied by the brutish West. It's not surprising that for thousands of years the Chinese colossus has been spectacularly pummeled by tiny nomadic peoples.”
Source: Wolf Totem
“Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.”
“Cheney, Cheney, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide.”
“Chennai is one of the scariest crowds to face. Everyone looks so conservative, but once you crack the first joke, they are so appreciatively loud that they will hit you with a laugh that will scare you stiff and yet give you energy. Chennaiites give me the loudest laughs; it's the coolest crowd to perform for.”
“Chennai is such a beautiful place to perform in. The city is lovely, and the people, even more so.”
“Chennai is the birthplace of a new language in cinema. The audiences here are the most evolved moviegoers to be found anywhere in India.”
“Chennai Super Kings will win the IPL. MS Dhoni's
Clever Captaincy is the reason behind Chennai
Super Kings’ success in # IPL !”
“Cheong genuinely believed that being pro-government was nothing to be ashamed of. I read his book as a reminder to new ministers and new editors that the relationship was a special and delicate one needing mutual respect. That is why he gave some examples of the difficult negotiations and the give-and-take with the government. He feared that it was becoming a more one-way subservient relationship.”
Source: Reluctant Editor: The Singapore Media as Seen through the Eyes of a Veteran Newspaper Journalist
“Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.”
Source: Time Enough for Love
“Cheque loans were the smartest way of availing funds at the time of sudden monetary disaster. With the support of this excellent financial deal borrowers can easily avail the desired amount of funds to sort of their numerous financial troubles. Borrowers can easily enjoy the service of this financial deal without pledging any sort of collateral to the lenders.”
“Cher is one of the most talented women I've ever met. She's got depth and emotion that haven't even been touched.”
“Cher is really down-to-earth, very nurturing, incredibly funny and fun, a great storyteller, and creates a great environment on the set.”
“Cher Marcel, Allô. I am Oskar's mom. I have thought about it a ton, and I have decided that it isn't obvious why Oskar should go to French lessons, so he will no longer be going to go see you on Sundays like he used to. I want to thank you very much for everything you have taught Oskar, particularly the conditional tense, which is weird. Obviously, there's no need to call me when Oskar doesn't come to his lessons, because I already know, because this was my decision. Also, I will keep sending you checks, because you are a nice guy. Votre ami dévouée, Mademoiselle Schell.”
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel
“Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.”
“Cher's great, she's incredible. She is an enormous, enormous star, who goes anywhere and crowds follow her...and yet she's a disciplined actress and she's down to Earth and cool. I can't say enough good things about her.”
“Cherche l'éclair, celui qui frappe d'un coup de foudre, ou qui ébranle jusqu'aux entrailles, d'une simple caresse.”
“Chercher la maladie au niveau de la cellule c'est confondre le plan de la vie concrète où la polarité biologique fait la différence de la santé et de la maladie et le plan de la science abstraite où le problème reçoit une solution. Nous ne voulons pas dire qu'une cellule ne peut pas être malade, si par cellule on entend un tout vivant, mais nous voulons dire que la maladie d'un vivant ne loge pas dans des parties de l'organisme.”
Source: The Normal and the Pathological
“Cherchez la femme, Bucky. Remember that.”
Source: The Black Dahlia
“Cherchez la femme" is good advice for investigative reporters. "Follow the money" is even better advice.”
“Cheri Davis is a fun, energetic, positive, and beautiful friend. We both share a vibrant and positive energy which is a rare and wonderful quality. No matter what is going on in the world, we have a magic ability to energize each other and make the day better simply by speaking. She once said to me, “Susan, our low is most people's high.” Indeed. We will not always match the energies of others, and when theirs is lower than ours, that can be a very good thing!”
Source: The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact
“Cherie, keep walking. Shut your eyes. We are headed for the bridge. We are going to cross it.”
“Cherimoya, the most delicious fruit known to men.”
“Cheris, people are very simple,” Jedao said. “You occupy the conscious mind with one thing, then drive a spike into the subconscious mind with something else while the walls are down.”
Source: Ninefox Gambit