Ubos Ubos Quotes & Sayings

When I was lecturing recently to a group of cardiologists at the Mayo Clinic I said ...
Why is it that from the moment you enter medical school to the moment you retire, the only disorder that you will ever diagnose with a physics textbook is obesity? This is biology folks, it's endocrinology, it's physiology - physics has nothing to do with it. The laws of thermodynamics are always true, the energy balance equation is irrelevant.
If someone's getting fatter I guarantee you they're taking more energy than they expend (as long as they're getting heavier). And if they're getting leaner I guarantee they're expending more than they're taking in. [It's] given, let's never discuss it again. And if you say it to your patients you're telling them nothing
(University Of Colorado Medical School, May 9th 2013 - via YouTube) — Gary Taubes

The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle. — Leonard Bernstein

If you are born on this planet, we want to make sure you get the kind of education you actually deserve. — Sharad Vivek Sagar

Was it possible to be in love with two people at the same time? It wasn't something I'd ever considered before. My Barbie never married Ken and G.I. Joe, the idea had never crossed my mind. — Alyne Hart

Alas, all that sound and fury disguised the fact that on Omaha Beach at least, the bombs fell too long, the rockets fell too short, and the naval gunfire was too brief. — Craig L. Symonds

[Prince] could very well be the Duke Ellington of Rock 'n' Roll. — Miles Davis

I really love the EMS Vocoder 2000, which is a pretty nice little box. You put one thing in one end and another in the other end, and you're able to change vocals by the sound and do a lot - it's just got a great sound. But the thing is, it's a bit clunky, so it's kind of hard to use it. — Tim Gane

I'm good with a script. — Mayim Bialik