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The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for

The long, cold Minnesota winters instilled in me a fascination for exotic far off places I aspired toward a career in tropical diseases and world health problems. – Peter Agre

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Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt. – Peter Agre

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teacher
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We always had lutefisk for Christmas dinner, after which Dad read from the Norwegian Bible. – Peter Agre

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Now a cholera epidemic was sweeping through Southeast Asia and south Asia in the early 1970s, so I started medical school and I joined a laboratory to work on this. – Peter Agre

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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. – Mark Twain

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Health

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally cant wait to get to work in the morning. Ive got steady jobs, Ive got my health, and Im here in the greatest city in the world. Id be a pig not to be grateful. – Christopher Meloni

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Health

To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure – those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights. – Hans Rosling

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Health

Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isnt so good. – Jeff Bridges

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Health

Random Quotes

My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then shed come out with the best food. Then shed sit at the table and she wouldnt eat! – Edie Brickell

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Food

But fame is theirs – and future days
On pillard brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell – when cold neglect is dead –
These for their country fought and bled. – Philip Freneau

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Remembrance

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama. – Carmen Electra

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Art

The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not. – Charles Barkley

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Basketball