“In the development of antibiotics, the soil microbiological population...” — Selman Waksman Quote

“In the development of antibiotics, the soil microbiological population has contributed more than its share. It is to the soil that the microbiologists came in search of new antibacterial agents.”

“Streptomycin belongs to a group of compounds, known as antibiotics, which are produced by microorganisms and which possess the property of inhibiting the growth and even of destroying other microorganisms.”

“The soil is not a mass of dead debris, merely resulting from the physical and chemical weathering of rocks; it is a more or less homogeneous system which has resulted from the decomposition of plant and animal remains. It is teeming with life.”

“I had a couple of agents, but then I went on my own. I thought I could negotiate my own deals and it was probably my biggest mistake.”

“The ears of men are lesser agents of belief than their eyes.”

“Agents are used to the parents pimping. They're not used to the kid pimping.”