We are told that people stay in love because of
chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with
each other, because of many kindnesses, because of
luck . . . But part of it has got to be
forgiveness and gratefulness.
- Ellen Goodman (1941-____)
US journalist
(Referring to a glass of water) I mixed this
myself. Two parts H, one part O. I don't trust
anybody!
- Steven Wright
Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon
compounds. Biochemistry is the study of carbon
compounds that crawl.
- Mike Adams
Love is a matter of Chemistry, but sex is a matter
of Physics
- Unknown
If it's green, it's biology, If it stinks, it's
chemistry, If it has numbers it's math, If it
doesn't work, it's technology
- Unknown
Hey, I'm a Chemist, remember?
- Bill Austin
Chemistry is a trade for people without enough
imagination to be physicists.
- Arthur C. Clarke
Every attempt to employ mathematical methods in
the study of chemical questions must be considered
profoundly irrational and contrary to the spirit
of chemistry.... if mathematical analysis should
ever hold a prominent place in chemistry -- an
aberration which is happily almost impossible --
it would occasion a rapid and widespread
degeneration of that science.
- Auguste Comte
Chemistry is all about getting lucky
- Robert Curl
It is disconcerting to reflect on the number of
students we have flunked in chemistry for not
knowing what we later found to be untrue.
- quoted in Robert L. Weber, Science With a Smile (1992)
Chemists are, on the whole, like physicists, only
'less so'.They don't make quite the same wonderful
mistakes, and much what they do is an art, related
to cooking, instead of a true science. They have
their moments, and their sources of legitimate
pride. They don't split atoms, as the physicists
do. They join them together, and a very
praiseworthy activity that is.
- Anthony Standen, Science is a sacred cow (1958).
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