Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.
If you want to see what stage comedians did to get laffs a century ago, watch the 1910 'Wizard of Oz.' I hope you have a high tolerance for pratfalls.
Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
The nanofibrillar scaffolds designed to guide the process of cellular repopulation is an important step towards prolonging life and enhancing the quality of life for patients with advanced heart disease with defective valve.
We're really going after truly creating sustainability of a disease-free state, creating a complete system for managing cancer patients for life, so that you can manage from onset of disease all the way through.
But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.
Dorothy: [to the Scarecrow] I think I'll miss you most of all.
Dorothy: You go away or I - I'll bite you myself! Auntie Em: Dorothy!
Auntie Em: Now you go feed those hogs before they worry themselves into anemia!
Cowardly Lion: [noticing the snow that fallen on the poppy field] Unusual weather we're having, ain't it?
Tin Woodsman: Help! Help! Scarecrow: It's no use screaming at a time like this. Nobody will hear you. Help! Help!
My favorite movies growing up were things like 'The Wizard of Oz,' but as I got older, I really began to admire people like Steven Soderbergh.
I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It's basically a mini-country unto itself.
I was a rabid 'Seinfeld' fan. Then I did the show, and it ruined the show for me. Not that it ruined the quality of the show, but I had seen behind the curtain at Oz.
I have a great interest in classical mythology and I need to make a sphinx or satyr every once in awhile to satisfy those interests. (...)
Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.
The Glass Cat is one of the most curious creatures in all Oz. It was made by a famous magician named Dr. Pipt before Ozma had forbidden her subjects to work magic. Dr. Pipt had made the Glass Cat to catch mice, but the Cat refused to catch mice and w...
In this world in which we live simplicity and kindness are the only magic wands that work wonders
You have some queer friends, Dorothy,' she said. The queerness doesn't matter, so long as they're friends,' was the answer
No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.
Do good though, will you?" She blinked brightly at the green girl. "If not for your parents or your grandmother, then for me?
