"Scholars today are under increasing pressure to publish. Consequences of this pressure are incentives to deviate from the truth"

-- Bruno Frey

#Incentives Quotes #Today Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“The gross perversion and destruction of motherhood by the abortionist filled me with indignation, and awakened active antagonism. That the honorable term 'female physician' should be exclusively applied to those women who carried on this shocking trade seemed to me a horror. It was an utter degradation of what might and should become a noble position for women.”

Source : Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (2016). “Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women: Autobiographical Sketches”, p.25, Library of Alexandria
“What if things happened to youâ€”special, magic thingsâ€”because youâ€™d been preparing for them?”

Source : Jennifer McMahon (2011). “Don't Breathe a Word: A Novel”, p.33, Harper Collins
“A hand fought best when it made a fist.”
“Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.”
“Be ever more convinced that your guardian angel is really present, that he is ever at your side. St. Frances of Rome always saw him standing before her, his arms clasped at his breast, his eyes uplifted to Heaven; but at the slightest failing, he would cover his face as if in shame, and at times, turn his back to her.”
“To balance China, the democracies will need new friends - and India with its fast-growing economy, youthful population, and democratic politics seems the obvious candidate.”
“The further in you go, the bigger it gets.”

Source : John Crowley (2015). “Little, Big”, p.71, Hachette UK
“We want to keep the actual Civil War experience alive.”

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