Christian de Duve Quotes

What I was concerned with was life: what are the major features that are common to all living organisms that subtly define life. So I looked at the whole problem as a chemist, as a biochemist, and as a molecular biologist.

Christian de Duve

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: belgian
  • Birth: October 2, 1917 - May 4, 2013

Topics

LifeProblemLivingDefineCommon

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Robert Louis Stevenson

LoveGoodRelationshipInfluence

As a musician, I have always strived for my albums and live performance to render a sound as close as possible to perfection.

Jean-Michel Jarre

LivePerfectionPerformancePossible

Let me tell you, the life of a C list celebrity is pretty sweet. If I want to go to an Applebee's, all I have to do is, literally, walk in the door. They seat me as soon as the other people ahead of me are seated.

Michael Ian Black

LifeWalkPeopleMeDoorSweet

I'm a Chicago Cubs fan. I grew up in Libertyville, Illinois, and attended my first game at Wrigley Field when I was four.

Tom Morello

GameChicagoFirstUpCubsFour

You want to learn everything that you possibly can, chew it, digest it, and take it for what it is, and then move on.

Mike Singletary

LearnYouMove OnWantEverything

I hope people will never stop dressing up as Harry Potter. It feels less to me like something you wear because you think it's a great costume idea and more like something you wear because you really like wearing your Hogwarts robe, and you really only get the one chance per year.

Monica Hesse

HopeGreatPeopleMeChanceThink

The kids you turn your backs on when you take away their stories are the ones who lose, as well as you as a community of adults who may appear to fear their truths.

Chris Crutcher

FearCommunityYouLoseTurnMay

I just want choices. It's not about making money and having a lot of friends in Hollywood; that's the last thing I want.

Bojana Novakovic

MoneyChoicesMaking MoneyFriends

Crisis creates leverage to change.

Bruce Rauner

ChangeCrisisLeverageCreates

Sleep is the interest we have to pay on the capital which is called in at death; and the higher the rate of interest and the more regularly it is paid, the further the date of redemption is postponed.

Arthur Schopenhauer

DeathSleepRedemptionMorePay

'Newhart' ran the longest, and it was great to have a regular role, but I run into a lot of film fans, and they ask me about 'Blade Runner.' I was grateful to be a part of that.

William Sanderson

GreatGratefulMeRunAskFans

People often panic when the markets go down and sell off their stocks - but then they aren't in the game when the markets are doing well.

Suze Orman

PeopleGameDoingDownGoSell

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