Alexis Carrel Quotes


Prayer, the basic exercise of the spirit, must be actively practiced in our private lives. The neglected soul of the human being must be made strong enough to assert itself once more. For if the power of prayer is again released and used in the lives of common men and women; if the spirit declares its aims clearly and boldly, there is yet hope that our prayers for a better world will be answered.


Citations

Carrel, Alexis. "Prayer is Power." Reader's Digest, Mar. 1941, p. 36.

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Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel
  • Born: June 28, 1873
  • Died: November 5, 1944
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Surgeon, Biologist

Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon and biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques. He invented the first perfusion pump with Charles A. Lindbergh opening the way to organ transplantation. His positive description of a miraculous healing he witnessed during a pilgrimage earned him scorn of some of his colleagues. This prompted him to relocate to the United States, where he lived most of his life. He had a leading role in implementing eugenic policies in Vichy France.