Alan Sokal Quotes
When scientific research is increasingly funded by private corporations that have a financial interest in particular outcomes of that research—is the drug effective or not?—scientific objectivity is undermined. When universities are more interested in patent royalties than in the open sharing of scientific information, the public suffers. There are hundreds of important political and economic issues surrounding science and technology. Sociology of science, at its best, has done much to clarify these issues. But sloppy sociology, like sloppy science, is useless or even counterproductive.[
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There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.
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I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.
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This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.
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What I love about acting is trying things and screwing up, then trying again, all in this protected little bubble. That's living the dream.
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Working on my knowledge and education and learning how to become a more talented and wise person make me feel more sexy.
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Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
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It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.'
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In 1966, thoughts about playing games using an ordinary TV set began to percolate in my mind.
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Out-marriage is an issue religious groups have been wrestling with for some time. Of course men and women fall in love. Of course it's not always convenient to their respective cultural and spiritual norms.
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If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.
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I have learned how to better handle things as they come.
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I worked from 12 to 17, six years in a bakery. I was a pastry cook.
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I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school.
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Immigration is a good thing. We should make that as easy as possible.
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I'm a huge poster collector.
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Sadly, people think a guy and a girl can't be friends without something romantic going on.
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I try to write stories that are thrilling and full of mystery and funny all at the same time, stories that raise moral questions but come up with very few moral answers, stories that emotionally touch readers through the characters.
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There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely.
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If you watch the news, you see politicians use human vulnerabilities to get in and earn people's trust.
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And what are your interests and hobbies, Nicholas?" Annabel asked faintly, sounding like a cross between a television interviewer and a hostage. Nick considered this for a minute, and then said "I like swords." Annabel leaned over her plate and asked, her voice changing "You fence?" "Not exactly," Nick drawled. "I'm more freestyle.
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When scientific research is increasingly funded by private corporations that have a financial interest in particular outcomes of that research—is the drug effective or not?—scientific objectivity is undermined. When universities are more interested in patent royalties than in the open sharing of scientific information, the public suffers. There are hundreds of important political and economic issues surrounding science and technology. Sociology of science, at its best, has done much to clarify these issues. But sloppy sociology, like sloppy science, is useless or even counterproductive.[
