"I assume the same problem exists in Australia as in America of back-biting and jealousy and parochialism among disciplines - there are the scientists, and there are the humanities people, and there are chemists and the physicists and everybody snipes at everybody else and inter-disciplinary communication is rare. But it's very precious and necessary."

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Source : Source: www.abc.net.au

Richard Lewontin

#Communication Quotes #America Quotes #Australia Quotes

“Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma.”
“I try to be kind to people, to treat them with respect. And I'm proud of that.”

Source : "CBB Lee Ryan: 'I went on three-day booze binge and ended up crying on a stranger's shoulder'" by Clemmie Moodie, www.mirror.co.uk. January 3, 2014.
“I'm a Texas guy, and the good and bad of that is that I'm always, first and foremost, loyal. If it weren't for 'Supernatural,' I wouldn't have a lot of the blessings that I have today, so I'm going to play it out. I'm going to give it my all.”
“The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man.”

Source : William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.107, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“Great sorrow makes sacred the sufferer.”
“A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.”

Source : "Ali Smith: Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks". www.theguardian.com. August 18, 2012.
“Honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair, and if it all fell out I'd love you anyway.”
“I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.”

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