William Standish Knowles Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Strong Quotes #Math Quotes #Chemistry Quotes
“I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Hands Quotes #Brain Quotes #Wells Quotes
“I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Thinking Quotes
“At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Dog Quotes #Years Quotes #Two Quotes
“In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Team Quotes #Class Quotes #Made Quotes
“I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Fall Quotes #Color Quotes #Never Forget Quotes
“Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Math Quotes #Long Quotes #Study Quotes
“I was particularly good at math and science.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Math Quotes #Math And Science Quotes
“I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#June Quotes #Massachusetts Quotes #Born Quotes
“To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Mother Quotes #Father Quotes #Medicine Quotes
“My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#Matter Quotes #My Family Quotes #Backgrounds Quotes
“My family gave me the best in education.”
-- William Standish Knowles

#My Family Quotes

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