"The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason."

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Source : Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.7, University of Chicago Press

Edward H. Levi

#Commitment Quotes #Way Quotes #Reason Quotes

“At 1.24 am on 26 April 1986 Chernobylâ€™s Unit 4 reactor exploded after staff disabled safety systems and performed an ill-advised experiment to check â€“ ironically enough â€“ the reactorâ€™s safety.”
“Personally, I think that my father's ministry does have some effect on one. I perhaps thought I wasn't listening that well, but I could almost recite his sermons. He had the old-fashioned preaching style of chanting. He would explain a point and then there would be this pitch to excite the audience because people would eventually shout and respond to what he was saying.”

Source : Source: www.aaa.si.edu
“The bombs held in current nuclear arsenals are seventy times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. If we don't begin opposing the drift towards more and more of them, we will live in the shadow of the mushroom cloud for the rest of our lives - and millions may die there.”

Source : "And the solution to the Iran crisis is". JohannHari.com, January 22, 2006.
“When I was younger, I'd be like 'Would you like to go to dinner' and the girl would be like 'Meh.' But then I was like 'Do you want to go with me for a drink somewhere?' and she'd be like 'Okay.”

Source : "Paging Your Inner-Tween: We're Chatting With Ben Savage (AKA Cory Matthews!)". Interview with Rosemary Brennan, www.glamour.com. October 18, 2011.
“Listening to music as preparation or background for your work brings you into a creative mood... choose one type of music to calm down, another to reach a higher energy level, depending on the artwork you are doing.”
“Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.”
“The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.”
“A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents what they do. The only nice thing about it is that you get to wear a uniform like everbody else.”

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