"Everyone [in higher education] was what I call drillers of deeper wells. These academics sit at the bottom of a deep well and they look up and see a sliver of the sky. They know everything about that little sliver of sky and nothing else. I scan all my horizons."

-- Vaclav Smil

#Sky Quotes #Littles Quotes #Horizon Quotes

“While Thee I seek, protecting Power, Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled.”
“It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until it is confronted massively, dramatically in terms of direct action.”
“Terrorism is escalating to the point that Americans soon may have to choose between civil liberties and more intrusive means of protection.”

Source : "Under Siege". www.wired.com. October 30, 1998.
“There is no contradiction between effective law enforcement and respect for civil and human rights.”
“Tolerance obviously requires a non-contentious manner of relating toward one anotherâ€™s differences. But tolerance does not require abandoning oneâ€™s standards or oneâ€™s opinions on political or public policy choices. Tolerance is a way of reacting to diversity, not a command to insulate it from examination.”
“Grace is goodness and respect given freely and unconditionally. A sense of divine love and protection bestowed on us when we need strength and renewal. Grace helps us know we are not alone and believe we are cared for and cherished. Grace is a drink of clear, clean water in the desert.”
“I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in the world. I have come from a village where they don't eat that kind of bread.”
“The power of art can open our minds.”

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