Germ theory, which secularized infectious disease, had a side effect: it sacralized epidemiology. Votes: 4
Jill LeporeGerm warfare against the United States would escalate to war against all humanity. Votes: 3
Yoshijiro UmezuChristianity contains within itself a germ hostile to the Church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Votes: 0
Eric MetaxasA bacteriologist is a man whose conversation always start with the germ of an idea. Votes: 0
Evan EsarWhen I think of 'influence', I think of 'influenza', like somebody's picked up a germ. Votes: 0
Tom VerlaineTo gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat. Votes: 0
Barry MarshallThe germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood. Votes: 0
Malcolm CowleyThe germ of an idea doesn't make the sculpture that stands up... so the next stage is hard work Votes: 0
Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiThe paradox is the seed of truth. This germ just needs a fertile ground to flourish and bear fruit. Votes: 0
Leo ErreraIf the âgerm theory of diseaseâ were correct, thereâd be no one living to believe it. Votes: 0
B. J. PalmerThere are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all. Votes: 0
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