Walter Bradford Cannon quotes
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“The steady states of the fluid matrix of the body are commonly preserved by physiological reactions, i.e., by more complicated processes than are involved in simple physico-chemical equilibria. Special designations, therefore, are appropriate:—“homeostasis†to designate stability of the organism; “homeostatic conditions,†to indicate details of the stability; and “homeostatic reactions,†to signify means for maintaining stability.”
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“Anger is an emotion preeminently serviceable for the display of power.”
-- Walter Bradford CannonSource : Walter Bradford Cannon (1929). “Bodily changes in pain, hunger, fear and rage: an account of recent researches into the function of emotional excitement”
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“Chance throws peculiar conditions in everyone's way. If we apply intelligence, patience and special vision, we are rewarded with new creative breakthroughs.”
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“Time... is an essential requirement for effective research. An investigator may be given a palace to live in, a perfect laboratory to work in, he may be surrounded by all the conveniences money can provide; but if his time is taken from him he will remain sterile.”
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“I will always remember you, even though you had no idea I was even in the room. My words wouldn't come, I could only dream. A crush or a love?”
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“These changes-the more rapid pulse, the deeper breathing, the increase of sugar in the blood, the secretion from the adrenal glands-were very diverse and seemed unrelated. Then, one wakeful night, after a considerable collection of these changes had been disclosed, the idea flashed through my mind that they could be nicely integrated if conceived as bodily preparations for supreme effort in flight or in fighting. Further investigation added to the collection and confirmed the general scheme suggested by the hunch.”
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“As he approached the place where a meeting of doctors was being held, he saw some elegant limousines and remarked, "The surgeons have arrived." Then he saw some cheaper cars and said, "The physicians are here, too." ... And when he saw a row of overshoes inside, under the hat rack, he is reported to have remarked, "Ah, I see there are laboratory men here."”
-- Walter Bradford Cannon
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“Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.”
Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”
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“A successful film is a good film, and a non-successful film is a bad film. It's as simple as that.”
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“Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.”
Source : Abraham Cahan (2013). “The Rise of David Levinsky”, p.43, Courier Corporation
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Source : Adam Gopnik (2000). “Paris to the Moon”, Random House Incorporated
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