- Edward Jenner
(05/17/1749 – 01/26/1823)
English doctor
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"The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases."
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"He was a gentleman who was generally spoken of as having nothing-a-year, paid quarterly."
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"I liked the bit about quarter to eleven."
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"It will all go on as long as women are stupid enough to go on bringing men into the world. . ."
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"If a fly gets into the throat of one who is fasting, it is not necessary to pull it out."
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"Cheetah bit me whenever he could. The [Tarzan] apes were all homosexuals, eager to wrap their paws around Johnny Weismuller's thighs. They were jealous of me, and I loathed them."
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"A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist."
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| "There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment possibilities than the television set." |
"I did not fully understand the dread term 'terminal illness' until I saw Heathrow Airport for myself."
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| "You want to hear about insanity? I was found running naked through the jungles in Mexico. At the Mexico City airport, I decided I was in the middle of a movie and walked out on the wing on takeoff. My body . . . my liver . . . okay, my brain . . . went." |  |
| "I consider myself blessed. I consider you blessed. We've all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happens to be beating people up." |
"When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed."
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