Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I have been trying to point out that in our lives chance may have an astonishing influence and, if I may offer advice to the young laboratory worker, it would be this-never neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening. It may be-usually is, in fact-a false alarm that leads to nothing, but may on the other hand be the clue provided by fate to lead you to some important advance.

Alexander Fleming's Popular Quotes

Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.

- Alexander Fleming

In my first publication I might have claimed that I had come to the conclusion, as a result of serious study of the literature and deep thought, that…

- Alexander Fleming

It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise,…

- Alexander Fleming

One sometimes finds what one is not looking for.

- Alexander Fleming

(The discovery of penicillin) was a triumph of accident, a fortunate occurrence which happened while I was working on a purely academic bacteriologic…

- Alexander Fleming

Nature makes penicillin; I just found it.

- Alexander Fleming

If penicillin can cure those that are ill, Spanish sherry can bring the dead back to life.

- Alexander Fleming

Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.

- Alexander Fleming

I play with microbes. There are, of course, many rules to this play...but when you have acquired knowledge and experience it is very pleasant to brea…

- Alexander Fleming