A. Bartlett Giamatti Quote: "Universities are not here to be…"
Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.
September 28, 2021 1938, A. Bartlett Giamatti, American, April 4, Quotes by Educators
Margaret Thatcher Quote: "Pennies do not come from heaven…."
Pennies do not come from heaven. They have to be earned here on earth.
September 4, 2021 1925, English, Margaret Thatcher, October 13, Quotes by Leaders
Rory MacLean Quote: "Before I met David Bowie, I…"
Before I met David Bowie, I was very nervous. I thought, 'Here comes the Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust. How will I ever communicate with him?'
August 29, 2021 1954, Canadian, November 5, Quotes by Historians, Rory MacLean
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quote: "Do I dare set forth here…"
Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all education? It is not to save time, but to squander it.
August 27, 2021 1712, French, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, June 28, Quotes by Philosophers
Al Sharpton Quote: "Countries around the world have their…"
Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts of the world. And nations everywhere thrive and prosper from the contributions of immigrants and the children of immigrants – including right here in the U.S.
August 9, 2021 1954, Al Sharpton, American, October 3, Quotes by Activists
W. H. Auden Quote: "It's frightening how easy it is…"
It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.
July 30, 2021 1907, English, February 21, Quotes by Poets, W. H. Auden
Edmund Morgan Quote: "The first English settlers of North…"
The first English settlers of North America knew they were making history. New Englanders in particular were so sure of it that they started writing their own accounts of themselves as soon as they got here.
July 27, 2021 1916, American, Edmund Morgan, January 17, Quotes by Historians
Bertolt Brecht Quote: "What they could do with 'round…"
What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
July 19, 2021 1898, Bertolt Brecht, February 10, German, Quotes by Poets
William Wallace Quote: "Here is no choice but either…"
Here is no choice but either do or die.
July 17, 2021 1270, Quotes by Revolutionaries, Scottish, William Wallace
Samuel P. Huntington Quote: "They weren't immigrating to some existing…"
They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do to destroy whatever existed here in the way of Indian society.
July 15, 2021 1927, American, April 18, Quotes by Sociologists, Samuel P. Huntington