Digestive System Quotes

• Finally, as the digestive canal is a complex system, a series of separate chemical laboratories, I cut the connections between them in order to investigate the course of phenomena in each particular laboratory; thus I resolved the digestive canal into several separate parts.

  Ivan Pavlov

  Cutting, Order, Connections

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• Your digestive system is your body's Fun House, whereby food goes on a long, dark, scary ride, taking all kinds of unexpected twists and turns, being attacked by vicious secretions along the way, and not knowing until the last minute whether it will be turned into a useful body part or ejected into the Dark Hole by Mister Sphincter.

  Dave Barry

  Fun, Dark, Knowing

  Dave Barry (1985). “Dave Barry's Stay Fit and Healthy Until You're Dead”, p.4, Rodale

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• Fasting gives your body time to heal itself. It relieves nervousness and tension and gives your digestive system a rest.

  Jentezen Franklin

  Heal Itself, Giving, Fasting

  Jentezen Franklin (2014). “Fasting: Opening the Door to a Deeper, More Intimate, More Powerful Relationship with God”, p.40, Charisma Media

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• Because of media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? ... I, for one, would much rather swoon over a few thin slices of prime beefsteak, or one small serving of chocolate mousse, or a sliver of foie gras than indulge to the full on such nonentities as fat-free gelatin puddings.

  Julia Child

  Media, Hype, People

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• I'm a big fan of the digestive system.

  David Macaulay

  Fans, Bigs

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• Ever since then, all descendant vertebrates have had the forward end of the digestive system and the forward end of the respiratory system very much involved with each other. This manifests itself in the human body with a crossing of the two systems in the throat.

  George C. Williams

  Two, Body, Ends

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• Imbibe three or four times as much water as you think you need and skip at least one, if not two meals, when you are travelling. You should arrive at your destination feeling slightly hungry and your digestive system reset.

  Chris Hadfield

  Thinking, Two, Water

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• I love Chinese food, like steamed dim sum, and I can have noodles morning, noon and night, hot or cold. I like food that's very simple on the digestive system - I tend to keep it light. I love Japanese food too - sushi, sashimi and miso soup.

  Shilpa Shetty

  Morning, Simple, Night

  "What's in your basket?". Interview with John Briffa, www.theguardian.com. March 29, 2008.

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• It's for upset stomachs,' Dylan said, trying to hide a smile. He pointed to the words in the box. 'It's to reduce gas in your digestive system, not to create more gas to make explosions.' Gazzy's face fell as Iggy said. 'Really? Gazzy take it! Take the whole box!' 'I second that emotion!' said Total.

  James Patterson

  Upset, Trying, Faces

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• What is the nature of the genetic endowment? How does acquisition proceed? Etc. Scientists do routinely ask similar questions about the visual system, system of motor organisation, and others - including, in fact, the digestive system.

  Noam Chomsky

  Doe, Acquisition, Etc

  Source: libcom.org

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• In health we're doing the digestive system. We each got assigned a topic for an oral report. I got the small intestine. I swear to god I hate my life.

  Lynda Barry

  Hate, Swear To God, Topics

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• As her analyst had told her: the deeper buried the distress, the further into the body it went. The digestive system was about as far as it could go to hide.

  Richard Matheson

  Body, Analysts, Buried

  Richard Matheson (1978). “What dreams may come: a novel”, Putnam Publishing Group

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