Richard Evans Schultes Quotes & Sayings

Adventures happen only to those incapable of planning an expedition. — Richard Evans Schultes

The Indians' botanical knowledge is disappearing even faster than the plants themselves. — Richard Evans Schultes

You have a feeling of achievement when you discover a new plant, even a plant that has no use. — Richard Evans Schultes

One wonders how people in primitive societies, with no knowledge of chemistry or physiology, ever hit upon a solution to the activation of an alkaloid by a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Pure experimentation? Perhaps not. — Richard Evans Schultes