William Standish Knowles Quotes

• At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.

  William Standish Knowles

  Strong, Math, Chemistry

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• I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.

  William Standish Knowles

  Hands, Brain, Wells

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• My family gave me the best in education.

  William Standish Knowles

  My Family

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• In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.

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  Team, Class, Made

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• I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.

  William Standish Knowles

  Thinking, I Can

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• I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

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  June, Massachusetts, Grew Up

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• I was particularly good at math and science.

  William Standish Knowles

  Math, Math And Science

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• Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

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  Math, Long, Study

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• To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

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  Mother, Father, Medicine

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• At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years.

  William Standish Knowles

  Dog, Years, Two

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• My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.

  William Standish Knowles

  Matter, My Family, Backgrounds

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• I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.

  William Standish Knowles

  Fall, Color, Never Forget

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