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"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon. – Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873."
Author: John Eric Ericksen
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"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper. – Gary Cooper, on his decision to not take the leading role in Gone With The Wind."
Author: Gary Cooper
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"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this. – Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M Post-It Notepads."
Author: Spencer Silver
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"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction. – Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872."
Author: Pierre Pachet
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"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. – Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929."
Author: Irving Fisher
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"Everything that can be invented has been invented. – Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899."
Author: Charles H. Duell
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"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk? – H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927."
Author: H. M. Warner
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"The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings. - "The Washington Post", June 13, 1978."
Author: Dan Cook
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"The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only way."
Author: James Whale
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"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. – Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895."
Author: Lord Kelvin
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