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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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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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 was around nine when a babysitter snuck 'Who's Next' onto the turntable. The parents were gone. The windows shook. The shelves were rattling. Rock & roll. That began an exploration into music that had soul, rebellion, aggression, affection.
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Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.
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Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.
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Ultimately, life is a chemical interaction.
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If our inner being was to be turned to the outside, and our outer being turned inward, we would appear with more wounds and diseases than the Prophet Job. For each sin that we commit and each doubt that enters our mind causes wounds in our heart and our spirit.
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I never realized how boring this game was.
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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.[
