"It is one of the noblest duties of a university to advance knowledge, and to diffuse it not merely among those who can attend the daily lecturesâ€”but far and wide."

-- Daniel Coit Gilman

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“Interference with communications of science to the public has been greater during the current administration than at any time in my career,”
“When you start with a necessary evil, and then over time the necessity passes away, what's left?”

Source : Matthew Scully (2003). “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy”, p.429, Macmillan
“The bottom line is this: Peace will come to Israel and the Middle East only when the Israeli government is willing to comply with international law, with the Roadmap for Peace, with official American policy, with the wishes of a majority of its own citizens - and honor its own previous commitments - by accepting its legal borders. All Arab neighbors must pledge to honor Israel's right to live in peace under these conditions.”
“.. All you know is your parents telling you that you're not deserving, you're not worthy, and no one will ever want you. Believe me, tapes like that play so loud, you can't hear anything else. Even when it's clear otherwise.”
“We should not be confident in our ability to keep a super-intelligent genie locked up in its bottle forever.”
“At night, the moon, a pregnant woman, walks cautiously over the slippery heavens.”

Source : Richard Aldington, Michael Copp (2002). “An Imagist at War: The Complete War Poems of Richard Aldington”, p.52, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
“Instead of criticizing, find out how to help.”
“Fear is a ghost; embrace your fear, and all you’ll see in your arms is yourself.”

Source : Andre Dubus (2011). “Dancing After Hours: Stories”, p.101, Vintage

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