Ydzie Quotes & Sayings

That a free, or at least an unsaturated acid usually exists in the stomachs of animals, and is in some manner connected with the important process of digestion, seems to have been the general opinion of physiologists till the time of Spallanzani. This illustrious philosopher concluded, from his numerous experiments, that the gastric fluids, when in a perfectly natural state, are neither acid nor alkaline. Even Spallanzani, however, admitted that the contents of the stomach are very generally acid; and this accords not only with my own observation, but with that, I believe, of almost every individual who has made any experiments on the subject ... The object of the present communication is to show, that the acid in question is the muriatic [hydrochloric] acid, and that the salts usually met with in the stomach, are the alkaline muriates. — William Prout

There's a combination of things [to survive the road trip]. Humor would be key. If everyone has relatively the same sense of humor, then that helps. And things in common, like food, eating. — Brendan Benson

We are happy to observe an increasing frequency of these pedestrian tours: to walk, is, beyond all comparison, the most independent and advantageous mode of travelling; Smelfungus and Mundungus may pursue their journey as they please; but it grieves one to see a man of taste at the mercy of a postilion.'
For the 'man of taste' to be actively recommended the pedestrian alternative indeed shows that a decisive reversal of educated attitudes has taken place, and within a relatively narrow span of years. — Robin Jarvis

Ill haunt you,' I tell him. 'But from inside. Every time you cough you'll think of me. — Jenny Downham

Be not anxious about what you have, but about what you are. — St. Gregory The Great

Three life lessons: 1.No one will see you. 2.No one will say anything. 3.No one will save you. — Elizabeth Scott

A poet is someone who is abnormally fond of that precision which creates movement. Which is to say the highest form of concentration possible: fascination; to report on the electrifying experience of being — E. E. Cummings

One of the ways we'll know that Work-Out has been successful is that my style of leadership will no longer be tolerated in this company. — Jack Welch

No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride. — Tony McCoy

Every movie changes you. The process of making a film changes you. — Jodie Foster

If you're a psychologist, you can instrumentally change peoples' lives for the better. — T. J. Miller