"The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it."

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Source : "The Art of the Soluble". Book by Peter Medawar, 1967.

Peter Medawar

#Change Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership.”

Source : James MacGregor Burns (1978). “Leadership”, Harpercollins
“I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.”
“All calls for justice require that victims feel avenged, and revenge is never just if itâ€™s disproportionate.”

Source : "Op-Ed: The Nonexistent Line Between Justice And Revenge". "The Opinion Page" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. April 8, 2013.
“Knowing is half the battle. Explaining it is the other half.”
“Free Speech in the College Community is a very timely book written by a dedicated scholar of the First Amendment. Challenging and readable it should be studied by all academicians, students, legislators and lawyers.”
“Find one correct answer and let the rest disappear.”
“We ought to have more people who believe in constitutionall y limited government. We have to have more people come to Congress with that mindset. I think we can make this a better place, if, when elections happen, we support candidates who share that philosophy.”
“Men are committing the rapes. Let them be put under curfew.”

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