Leo Baekeland Quotes

I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.

Leo Baekeland

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: inventor
  • Nationality: belgian
  • Birth: November 14, 1863 - February 23, 1944

Topics

ThoughtTryingFirstHardPlastic

Kids who have no money are still figuring out a way - somehow - to dress nicely.

Jim McKay

MoneyDressWayOutStillKids

I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like.

Jerry Garcia

ShoppingWillSomethingLikeAround

If you modestly enjoy your fame you are not unworthy to rank with the holy.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

EnjoyYouFameRankHolyYour

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

Sigmund Freud

IntelligenceChildContrastAdult

Definition is the death of discovery.

Tom Shadyac

DeathDiscoveryDefinition

It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.

Roger Goodell

SuccessResponsibilityBuildAwesome

Repetitiveness and discipline are the secrets of cake decorating. The art comes from the meticulous technique, the way it does for a dancer.

Ron Ben-Israel

ArtDisciplineCakeSecretsWay

My goal in getting rid of tax loopholes is not to raise taxes. Our problem in Washington, D.C. is not a revenue problem, it is a spending problem.

Mike Pompeo

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When you have a good stock, you can make a good soup.

Martin Yan

GoodSoupYouMakeStock

The sentence imposed on Abdul Kadir sends a powerful and clear message. We will bring to justice those who plot to attack the United States of America.

Loretta Lynch

JusticeAmericaPowerfulWillBring

If you asked somebody, 'what do you wish for in life?' they wouldn't say 'happiness.' I would have answered 'excitement, knowledge,' God knows - I mean, many, many different things, but certainly not 'happiness'. It seemed like a foreign concept to wish for something that specific and that singular.

Connie Nielsen

LifeHappinessGodKnowledgeWish

Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.

Brad Pitt

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