Frederick Banting Quotes

During the first couple of years at school... I used to take my lunch and go down by the old fair grounds & sit alone by the side of the road & eat it... Those lovely, lonely lunches stick deep in my memory as unhappy times.

Frederick Banting

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 14, 1891 - February 21, 1941

Topics

AloneSchoolMemoryLunchRoadDeep

So many people - DPs, writers, and the assistants that go on to be directors and writers - come from the School of Spike Lee. He's almost set up an Institution of Spike Lee.

John David Washington

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Karate's a very boring sport, but when you know the technique you can go further and further.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

YouGoKnowBoringFurtherKarate

On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point.

Stephen Sondheim

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When I want to really eat great, I eat at home when my wife cooks.

Sirio Maccioni

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I hate the idea that you shouldn't wear something just because you're a certain age.

Miuccia Prada

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When I first heard Madrid were interested, nothing else mattered. I just wanted to come here. This is the best club in the world, with the best coach and great players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Gonzalo Higuain, Angel Di Maria... so many great players.

Luka Modric

GreatBestAngelWorldNothingClub

I didn't want to write travelogues.

Deborah Eisenberg

WantWrite

Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.

Cobie Smulders

ConfidenceYourselfYouFindMore

The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.

Atul Gawande

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My first encounter with science fiction was reading the work of H.G. Wells when I was nine or ten, and I don't believe 'The War of the Worlds' or 'The Time Machine' have ever been bettered. Plus, I have always had a liking for Victorian and Edwardian clothes and contraptions, which tends to color the worlds I dream up.

Philip Reeve

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If you are seeing something for the first time, one of your first reactions should be fascination.

Sushant Singh Rajput

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Africa is the one place on earth where Prince Harry can be truly himself. He describes Botswana as his 'second home,' but this magical country is even more than that - it is his haven, his safe harbour.

Penny Junor

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