“I cannot see the short, white curls Upon the forehead of an Ox, But what I see them dripping with That poor thing's blood, and hear the ax; When I see calves and lambs, I see Them led to death; I see no bird Or rabbit cross the open field But what a sudden shot is heard; A shout that tells me men aim true, For death or wound, doth chill me through. W.H. Davies I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.” MenHas BeensWhiteAnimalPoorResultsStudyHeardBloodFieldsCreaturesBirdShotsCrossesAimWoundsTraitsDispositionChillRabbitsForeheadsLambsCurlsHumiliatingDrippingCalvesOpen Fields Author:Mark Twain
“I think any supernatural hero today, whether he's a vampire, werewolf, a resuscitated mummy, whatever he is, is going to have to deal with the fact that scientists are going to want to catch him and study him. His big enemy is not going to be Dr. Van Helsing today, it's going to be the doctor who wants to put him in a lab and get his blood for what it can do to cure disease or grant immortality.” ThinkingWantFactsBigsTodayCan DoDealsEnemyStudyBloodHeroDiseaseDoctorsScientistCuresVampireImmortalityGrantsDrsVansDoctor WhoWerewolfLabsMummyVan Helsing Author:Anne Rice
“Studies by Andrew Newberg and others have shown that long-term practice of meditation produces significant alterations in cerebral blood flow in parts of the brain related to attention, emotion, and some autonomic functions.” LongTermEmotionAttentionBrainPracticeStudyMeditationBloodProduceFlowFunctionSignificantLong TermRelatedAndrewCerebralAlterationsBlood Flow Book:Hallucinations Source: Hallucinations
“Right now if this preacher died he would go to heaven. Not because I spent years in the jungles and the Andes Mountains of Peru. Not because of piety, devotion or bible study. Not because of denominational affiliation, baptism, or participation in the Lord’s supper. If I died right now, I would go to heaven because two thousand years ago the Son of God shed His blood for this wretched man. And that is my hope.” IfsMenYearsTwoHeavenLordStudyBloodSonRight NowThousandMountainYears AgoDiedDevotionPreacherShedThousand YearsParticipationJungleWretchedPietyBaptismBible StudySupperPeruAffiliationLord's Supper Author:Paul Washer
“One of my motivations to become a blood specialist was to study malaria in red blood cells. But in science, you discover something and you want to go this way, but your work goes that way.” WayWantMotivationStudyBloodRedCellsSpecialistsMalariaBlood Cells Author:Peter Agre
“Meditation is one of the most therapeutic things that one can do for the body and mind. Specifically, studies demonstrate a reduction in blood pressure, heart rate, and other stress marker indicators.” MindHeartBodyCan DoStudyMeditationBloodStressPressureRateMind And BodyReductionTherapeuticIndicatorsMarkersBlood PressureHeart Rate Author:Tim McCarthy
“Europe has discarded its children. A bit triumphantly. I remember that when I was studying in one country the clinics that did abortions then prepared everything to send it to cosmetic factories. Makeup made with the blood of innocents. And this was something to brag about, because it was progressive.” ChildrenMadeCountryRememberBitsStudyBloodEuropePreparedAbortionMakeupProgressiveFactoriesCosmeticsDiscardedBragClinic Author:Pope Francis