Alfred Harker quotes

“The laws of physics and chemistry must be the same in a crucible as in the larger laboratory of Nature.”
-- Alfred Harker

Source : Alfred Harker (2011). “The Natural History of Igneous Rocks”, p.282, Cambridge University Press

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“A poem generated by its own laws may be unrealized and bad in terms of so-called objective principles of taste, judgement, deduction.”

Source : A. R. Ammons (1996). “Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues”, Univ of Michigan Pr

“The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government; the liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country.”

Source : Abraham Cowley, Abraham Cowley, Etc, A. R. Waller (2014). “Essays, Plays and Sundry Verses”, p.377, Cambridge University Press

“Cities are the crucible of civilization.”

Source : Geoffrey West (2017). “Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies”, p.8, Penguin

“When the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.”

“No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.”

Source : Israel Zangwill, Edna Nahshon (2006). “From the Ghetto to the Melting Pot: Israel Zangwill's Jewish Plays : Three Playscripts”, p.288, Wayne State University Press

“Ask yourself: What forms the decisions you make? What is it that gnaws at you? What are your crucible moments?”

“The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.”

Source : Source: www.cbsnews.com

“Chemistry cannot be purchased.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 15, 2012

“We define organic chemistry as the chemistry of carbon compounds.”

“When you have chemistry with a potential hire, they will most likely become a great employee.”