Vladimir Prelog Quotes

The close of my studies with a degree of a Dr. Ing. in 1929 coincided with the great economic crisis, and I was not able to find an academic position. I was therefore very grateful for a position in the newly created laboratory of G.J. Driza in Prague where rare chemicals were produced on small scale.

Vladimir Prelog

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
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  • Birth: July 23, 1906 - January 7, 1998

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Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.

Anderson Cooper

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I taught at Princeton for 39 years, and the school of architecture on the campus is the worst building on the campus.

Michael Graves

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Trust is central to an economy that works.

Stephen Covey

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Do you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?

Steven Wright

ThinkYouWashingtonOutJustHe

I want a hit. I don't think anybody spends 12 months writing and recording an album, making something cool, and says, 'Great, I hope this doesn't sell.' I don't understand that mind-set. I want hits: a big bunch of them.

Robbie Williams

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I have been very, very blessed with not having stage parents.

Rumer Willis

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You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip.

Jonathan Carroll

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I think turning 30 - and same with turning 21, 25, or turning 18 - those are moments in life where something new is expected of you, or you expect something new from yourself.

Johnny Simmons

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I am a very optimistic person. I don't know if it is because I've come up right from the bottom, but I am someone who always thinks you can make things better.

David Villa

I AmBetterSomeoneYouPersonKnow

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.

Arthur C. Clarke

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It's not that acting was something I'd always wanted to do. I had no formal training; I'd never really imagined I'd be an actress. Business was something that had always been in my mind, but when I got into acting, I learned everything on set, and for me at that point, I wanted to excel at what I did.

Preity Zinta

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I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.

Swara Bhaskar

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