"They don't like thinking in medical school. They memorize - that's all they want you to do. You must not think."

-- John Backus

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“It would be an endless battle if it were all up to ego because it does not destroy and is not destroyed by itself It is like a wave it makes itself up, it rushes forward getting nowhere really it crashes, withdraws and makes itself up again pulls itself together with pride towers with pride rushes forward into imaginary conquest crashes in frustration withdraws with remorse and repentance pulls itself together with new resolution”

Source : Agnes Martin, Lawrence Alloway (1973). “Agnes Martin: Exhibition January 22 to March 1, 1973”
“In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall.”
“Debts are a heavy burden. Throw them off, and you walk free.”
“One comes to bless the absolute bareness, feeling that here is a pure beauty of form, a kind of ultimate harmony.”

Source : George Leigh Mallory's letter to his wife Ruth Mallory (1921) as quoted in Walt Unsworth "Everest: The Mountaineering History‎" (p. 47), 1981.
“My idea of the ideal sex education site doesn't exist.”
“Government is necessary, but the only rights we can delegate to government are the ones we possess. For example, we all have a natural right to defend ourselves against predators. Since we possess that right, we can delegate authority to government to defend us. By contrast, we don't have a natural right to take the property of one person to give to another; therefore, we cannot legitimately delegate such authority to government.”
“My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others-whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy.”

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