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Claude Bernard Quotes

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: french
Birth: July 12, 1813 - February 10, 1878

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Nothing Proof Only Idea Valuable

I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in obtaining a conviction. All my interests and sympathies tend to be on the side of the individual as opposed to the state.

Satisfaction More Always Individual

There's slowly been a kind of shift in how we think about childhood. It's like childhood almost extends to 20 or 22 even after the end of college. When I was growing up, there was this expectation that you were on your own now.

Childhood College Growing Up Think

God already knows what we're made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we're made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times.

Tough Times God Tough Think Learn

Some readers may be disturbed that I wrote 'The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson' in Emily's own voice. I wasn't trying to steal her thunder or her music. I simply wanted to imagine my way into the head and heart of Emily Dickinson.

Life Music Heart Voice Trying Way

Sometimes I get intimidated by people, intellectuals, because I don't have a great education. The only thing I feel helps me compete with all these people, people with degrees from Harvard, that you're thrown in with and have to work with, is that I'm grounded.

Andie MacDowell

Work Education Great People Me You

When I started the business, only banks operated at airports, only banks issued travellers' cheques, only banks issued international payments, only banks serviced their own branch networks.

Business Own Started Only Payments

I need to learn to be more assertive.

Learn More Need Assertive

With so many young playwrights, the true craft of writing for living voices is not what it used to be. They write for attention spans of 10 minutes between adverts.

Writing Attention Young Living True

It is reckless for a presidential candidate to publicly raise doubts about honoring treaty commitments with our allies.

Reckless Allies Candidate Raise Our

I make funny videos of me playing video games, and I share those moments.

Funny Me Video Games Moments Games

It wasn't just about flashing lights and pinball machines blowing up and things like that. It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs and using techniques that I knew about from rock performance.

Good Performance Back Lights Rock

Perhaps the writer I've read the most of is Haruki Murakami, the Japanese writer, but I wouldn't necessarily say he's a favourite. I read him because I find his work so intriguing, but I don't necessarily feel I would follow this writer to the ends of the earth.

Work Feel Find Earth Say Follow

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