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James W. Black
As a Lecturer at the King Edward VII College of Medicine I experimented with learning how to teach Physiology; and I learned that experimenting in Physiology was too difficult if the inspiration was no more than wishful thinking.
James W. Black
As a condition of the Patrick Hamilton Residential Scholarship I spent my undergraduate years in St Salvator's Hall, a fine new building modelled on the Oxbridge colleges.
James W. Black
Apart from two periods of intense study, of music between the ages of 12 and 14 and of mathematics between the ages of 14 and 16, I coasted, daydreaming, through most of my school years.
James W. Black
An important catalyst in my conversion to scholarship was my first year encounter with Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, last of the great Victorian polymaths, author inter alia of the classic allometric study 'On Growth and Form', and an intellectual giant if ever there was one.
James W. Black
Among the numerous people who were involved in bringing the first beta-receptor antagonist to the marketplace, three played crucial roles. Bert Crowther masterminded the medicinal chemistry development. Genial, enthusiastic and highly experienced he was a splendid colleague.
James W. Black
All I ever promised was that I was sure I could develop a new pharmacological agent which might answer a physiological question. Any utility would be implicit in that answer.
Timothy H. Bishop
While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome surprise of higher taxes on tax day.
Timothy H. Bishop
We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
Timothy H. Bishop
We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.
Timothy H. Bishop
We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your job, so that when an American company has to hire, they have to think about health care.