#ra

I still have a vivid memory of my excitement when I first saw a chart of the periodic table of elements. The order in the universe seemed miraculous. ↗

— Joseph Murray

#elements #excitement #first #i #memory

My only wish would be to have 10 more lives to live on this planet. If that were possible, I'd spend one lifetime each in embryology, genetics, physics, astronomy and geology. The other lifetimes would be as a pianist, backwoodsman, tennis player, or writer for the 'National Geographic.' ↗

— Joseph Murray

#each #genetics #geographic #geology #i

Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving. ↗

— Joseph Murray

#could #demonstration #dramatic #immediately #improvement

Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't. ↗

— Patrick Murray

#democratic #includes #name #party #political

Work is a prayer. And I start off every morning dedicating it to our Creator. ↗

— Joseph Murray

#dedicating #every #i #morning #off

And thus it was that I started to wonder why Robert Burns is so important to us. We have other poets, and other writers, and other heroes, yet we do not afford them the veneration that we afford to Robert Burns. ↗

— Len G. Murray

#burns #heroes #i #important #other

Besides, I always thought that one of the great attractions of practising law was what I like to call the collegiality of the profession and I think that duty of collegiality applies even when we are retired. ↗

— Len G. Murray

#applies #attractions #besides #call #duty

I think that practising the law, particularly litigation, and particularly in Glasgow, has always been difficult enough without adding to it by having problems with professional colleagues or former colleagues. ↗

— Len G. Murray

#always #been #colleagues #difficult #enough

There are even more statues of Robert Burns than of any other figure in world literature. Indeed if we discount figures of religion, then only Christopher Columbus has more statues than he worldwide. ↗

— Len G. Murray

#burns #christopher #columbus #discount #even

Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty. ↗

— Patty Murray

#bush #bush administration #caring #congressional #duty