University politics are viscous precisely because the stakes are so small. Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger; born Heinz Alfred Kissinger; May 27, 1923) is an American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald… Read More ›
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Denunciation
The denunciation of the young is necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of the blood. Logan Pearsall Smith Logan Pearsall Smith (18 October 1865 – 2 March 1946) was an American-born British essayist… Read More ›
Let Go
It wasn’t until I let go of the idea of the brass ring that it showed up, and fortunately for me, it coincided with getting clean. Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and… Read More ›
Father
One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. George Herbert George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he… Read More ›