Alkaloids Quotes

#1. A whole host of things that we now know are drugs turn out to be plant alkaloids.

Gregory Petsko

#2. Opiates are compounds derived from opium and include morphine, codeine, and a variety of related alkaloids. The term opioid is broader and includes all compounds (alkaloids or peptides) that have affinity for opioid receptors.

Alex S. Evers

#3. In temperate zones, winter is the best insecticide; it keeps the bugs in check. The tropics enjoy no such respite, so plants there have developed a wide range of alkaloids that kill off nosy insects and animals.

Gregory Benford

#4. In the silence, in the darkness, swept away by these alien alkaloids and the plant-mind behind them, you find out a truth that can barely be told. And most of it can't be told.

Terence McKenna

#5. All life is sacred. Even life that comes in forms that we don't understand." - Obi-Wan Kenobi

John Jackson Miller

#6. Create a safe zone. Every parent quickly learns that every child - and every adult - handles conflict differently. Some push back when criticized, some turn inward, some break down in tears.

Bruce Feiler

#7. Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways which protect and enhance the Earth's life support systems

Sara Parkin

#8. Oh, life had been a lonely one, but she knew how to pass the time.

Tahereh Mafi

#9. It is the mind that makes the man, and our vigour is in our immortal soul.

Ovid

#10. In a way an umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them, and doesn't think you're safe when you're out.

Larry Goetz

#11. At the tips of the feathers there is air and at their base: blood. I hold up bones; I wish like broken glass they could court light ... still I try to place these pieces back together, to set them firm, to make murdered girls live again.

Alice Sebold

#12. You always fall for the rascal or the guy who's got a little bit of the devil in him. You can't help it.

Debbie Harry

#13. How happy the lover,
How easy his chain,
How pleasing his pain,
How sweet to discover
He sighs not in vain.

John Dryden

#14. Four inches
The difference between life and death for you tonight was four inches.

Tiffany Snow

#15. We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer's accent. That's just pretending to be something you ain't.

Joe Strummer

#16. I am just another blind man. I do not get the whole picture of what transpires in all places. I am blind and limited. I would be a fool to think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me.

Jim Butcher

#17. Calvin the zombie searches for food. Horribly, the undead feed upon the living! ... Although, in a pinch, a PBJ will do, if you eat it messily enough.

Bill Watterson