Quotes
Authors
Jerry A. Coyne
"Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty." --
Source : "More Creationism Sneaks Into Public Schools". Personal blog, whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com. April 29, 2013.
Jerry A. Coyne
#Teacher Quotes
#Academic Freedom Quotes
#Holocaust Quotes
“People talk about nature as a mother, but to me she's always been Medea, ready and willing to slaughter her children.”
Source : Rachel Caine (2011). “Ill Wind”, p.24, Allison & Busby
“Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view of me. Subsequently, after the picture was released, I saw some scenes from above and my clothes being pulled-and I think that was added later.”
“We who are old know that age is more than a disability. It is an intense and varied experience, almost beyond our capacity at times, but something to be carried high.”
Source : Florida Scott-Maxwell (2013). “Measure of My Days”, p.6, Knopf
“To be on set every day with a whole bunch of people that know their job and my job a lot better than I do and I'm supposed to tell them what to do, that's very uncomfortable and awkward.”
“I have never compromised on fundamentals. I've always believed in focusing on creating value and not valuation.”
“I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.”
Source : Interview with Meghan O'Rourke, www.slate.com. January 31, 2006.
“If I think something is beautiful, there must be somebody out there who will agree with me.”
“Seek wealth, it's good.”
