"In academia, left-liberalism is so entrenched its advocates' debating skills have gone rusty. When you've been talking to yourself for decades and imposing speech codes on everyone else, your ability to argue coherently - let alone entertainingly - inevitably wanes."

-- Andrew Sullivan

#Talking Quotes #Skills Quotes #Academia Quotes

“But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the least materialistic people that exist, because material possessions don't mean much to me. They're beautiful, I enjoy them, they can enhance your life to a certain degree, but they're ultimately not important.”
“Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people.”
“Itâ€™s an old Orc axe, which means heâ€™s been in battle. Orcs have killed members of his family, and heâ€™s trying to find the Orc that did it to him so that he can give it back. But as the journey goes on, Bifur actually becomes more lucid. He becomes a bit more focused, and the journey is a bit healing for him.”
“We're all getting too smart. Our brains are just getting bigger and bigger, and the world dries up and dies when there's too much thought and not enough heart.”

Source : Aimee Bender (2011). “The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories”, p.11, Anchor
“Defeat may be victory in disguise.”

Source : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The Complete Poems of Longfellow”, Library of Alexandria
“It is impossible to discourage the real writers - they don't give a damn what you say, they're going to write.”
“The record in the Federal Court discloses that (the NCI) took sides and sought in every way to hinder, suppress and restrict...(a) treatment of cancer.”
“It's not worth comparing; Kara and SNSD are both Korean girl groups. I'm proud that Korean girl groups are being recognized in Japan Everyone has their preferences. There are people who like SNSD and there are people who like Kara.”

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