THOUGHT OF THE DAY IN ENGLISH
Avoid the temptation to work-Francis Crick
Avoid the temptation to work so hard that there is no time left for serious thinking.
There is no scientific study-Francis Crick
There is no scientific study more vital to man than the study of his own brain. Our entire view of the universe depends on it.
No matter what you do,-Francis Cowley Burnand
No matter what you do, if your heart is ever true, And his heart was true to Poll.
University printing presses exist, and-Francis Cornford
University printing presses exist, and are subsidised by the Government for the purpose of producing books which no one can read; and they are true to their high calling.
My love came back to-Francis Cornford
My love came back to me Under the November tree Shelterless and dim. He put his hand upon my shoulder, He did not think me strange or older, Nor I, him.
The study of mathematics is-Francis Cornford
The study of mathematics is the indispensable basis for all intellectual and spiritual progress.
Nothing is ever done until-Francis Cornford
Nothing is ever done until everyone is convinced that it ought to be done, and has been convinced for so long that it is now time to do something else.
Every public action which is-Francis Cornford
Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever be done for the first time.
Propaganda is that branch of-Francis Cornford
Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies.
I had a little dog-Francis Cornford
I had a little dog and my dog was very small….Of all the treasures that were mine, I loved him most of all.
People who are in a-Francis Collins
People who are in a position of finding out that they’re at risk for some illness, whether it’s breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information – even though it might be useful to them – because of fears that they’ll lose their health insurance or their job.
What does it take to-Francis Collins
What does it take to get people interested, what does it take to get people engaged, what does it take to get them to give a biospecimen? What does it take to get people like Jim [Ostell] to get interested and engaged, versus someone like my mother?
[Locating, from scratch, the gene-Francis Collins
[Locating, from scratch, the gene related to a disease is like] trying to find a burned-out light bulb in a house located somewhere between the East and West coasts without knowing the state, much less the town or street the house is on.
The airman must possess absolutely-Francis Collins
The airman must possess absolutely untroubled nerves.
I think history would say-Francis Collins
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.
People who are in a-Francis Collins
People who are in a position of finding out that they’re at risk for some illness, whether it’s breast cancer, or heart disease, are afraid to get that information – even though it might be useful to them – because of fears that they’ll lose their health insurance or their job.
What does it take to-Francis Collins
What does it take to get people interested, what does it take to get people engaged, what does it take to get them to give a biospecimen? What does it take to get people like Jim [Ostell] to get interested and engaged, versus someone like my mother?
[Locating, from scratch, the gene-Francis Collins
[Locating, from scratch, the gene related to a disease is like] trying to find a burned-out light bulb in a house located somewhere between the East and West coasts without knowing the state, much less the town or street the house is on.
The airman must possess absolutely-Francis Collins
The airman must possess absolutely untroubled nerves.
I think history would say-Francis Collins
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.