Nature Is One. It Is Not Divided

I Always Tried To Live Up To Leo Szilard's Commandment, "don't Lie If You Don't Have To." I Had To. I Filled Up Pages With Words And Plans I Knew I Would Not Follow. When I Go Home From My Laboratory In The Late Afternoon, I Often Do Not Know What I Am Going To Do The Next Day. I Expect To Think That Up During The Night. How Could I Tell Them What I Would Do A Year Hence?

I Called It Ignose, Not Knowing Which Carbohydrate It Was. This Name Was Turned Down By My Editor. 'god-nose' Was Not More Successful, So In The End 'hexuronic Acid' Was Agreed Upon. To-day The Substance Is Called 'ascorbic Acid' And I Will Use This Name.

I Am The Son Of A Small And Far-away Nation And The Other Laureates Have All Come From Different Countries From All Over The World And We All Were Equally Received Here With Signs Of Sympathy.

All Living Organisms Are But Leaves On The Same Tree Of Life. The Various Functions Of Plants And Animals And Their Specialized Organs Are Manifestations Of The Same Living Matter. This Adapts Itself To Different Jobs And Circumstances, But Operates On The Same Basic Principles. Muscle Contraction Is Only One Of These Adaptations. In Principle It Would Not Matter Whether We Studied Nerve, Kidney Or Muscle To Understand The Basic Principles Of Life. In Practice, However, It Matters A Great Deal.

In Every Culture And In Every Medical Tradition Before Ours, Healing Was Accomplished By Moving Energy.