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"His special triumph is in the conviction his countrymen share that the mythical world he evokes actually exists."  — Wright Morris

Alexis Carrel Quotes

Type: Scientist   |    Date of Birth: 1873-06-28   |    Year of Death: 1944   |    Nationality: French
A few observation and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.
Alexis Carrel

All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know.
Alexis Carrel

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.
Alexis Carrel

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.
Alexis Carrel

Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia.
Alexis Carrel

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
Alexis Carrel

The first duty of society is to give each of its members the possibility of fulfilling his destiny. When it becomes incapable of performing this duty it must be transformed.
Alexis Carrel

The mug is a tool. My ace in the hole. To have looks is the bonus on top of what motivates me to be an actor. Not to realize they're an asset would be counterproductive to the cause; they serve the common good.
Alexis Carrel

There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible things. I dare say you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
Alexis Carrel

To what extent is any given man morally responsible for any given act? We do not know.
Alexis Carrel


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