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For myself, I warmly thank the Nobel Foundation and the Committee for Chemistry for this mark of their approbation and for an award which confers the highest distinction that a scientist can achieve. I am greatly beholden also to my sponsors and supporters.

~ Robert Robinson

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I have never discovered a penicillin, and I have not worked in the mines where ores of the more Nobeliferous metals are to be found.

~ Robert Robinson

Discovered Found Mines More Never Penicillin Where Worked

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In 1905, I was privileged to be given a place in the private laboratory of my revered teacher, Professor W. H. Perkin, Jr. at the University of Manchester.

~ Robert Robinson

Given Laboratory Manchester Place Private Privileged Professor Revered Teacher University

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It is well known that the Nobel Committees bring world opinion to a focus, and that fact still further enhances the prestige attaching to the Prizes.

~ Robert Robinson

Bring Committees Enhances Fact Focus Further Known Nobel Opinion Prestige Prizes Still Well Well Known World

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Possession of the pure synthetic specimens of the anthocyanidins and chief anthocyanins enabled my wife and me to devise quick tests for these colouring matters which can be used with the material from a few flower petals.

~ Robert Robinson

Chief Few Flower Material Matters Me Petals Possession Pure Quick Synthetic Tests Used Which Wife

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The structural or biogenetic relations of plant products as deduced from the recognizable architectural components of the molecules have been consistent guides in my investigations.

~ Robert Robinson

Architectural Been Components Consistent Guides Investigations Molecules Plant Products Recognizable Relations Structural

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The winners of Nobel Prizes must be assumed to possess at least a modicum of imagination and sensibility, and it is therefore incredible that any of us should not experience at this time a veritable surge of emotion.

~ Robert Robinson

Any Assumed Emotion Experience Imagination Incredible Least Must Nobel Possess Prizes Sensibility Should Surge Therefore Time Us Winners

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There is a close analogy between organic chemistry in its relation to biochemistry and pure mathematics in its relation to physics.

~ Robert Robinson

Analogy Between Biochemistry Chemistry Close Mathematics Organic Physics Pure Relation

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There is no one label that could be attached to me that would be thought adequate.

~ Robert Robinson

Adequate Attached Could Label Me No-One Thought Would Would-Be

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Though it might be invidious to mention individuals, yet I may be allowed to say how much I owe to the constant help of my wife, not quite my first, but much my most consistent collaborator, and over the longest period of years.

~ Robert Robinson

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