Abraham Flexner Quotes
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of learning should be devoted to the cultivation of curiosity, and the less they are deflected by the consideration of immediacy of application, the more likely they are to contribute not only to human welfare, but to the equally important satisfaction of intellectual interest, which may indeed be said to have become the ruling passion of intellectual life in modern times.
Abraham Flexner
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In South Africa, being Chinese meant I wasn't white and I wasn't black. I trained in Baragwanath Hospital, the largest black hospital in South Africa. That was around 1976, the time of the Soweto Uprising, when police fired on children and students who were protesting. I was part of the group of interns who volunteered to treat them.
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
U Thant
I have everything that I could possibly want in life, from a gorgeous granddaughter and a wonderful wife, brilliant students, the best job anyone could hope for, and about half of my hair. Not the half I would have kept, but no one consulted me.
Daniel Gilbert
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
K. D. Lang
I generally have a brand of brief on every day.
Gary Lineker
To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
e. e. cummings
If I respect myself and believe in what I'm doing, no one can touch me.
Fiona Apple
Because our choices are largely based on survival. But if life is eternal, life is not a question.
Neale Donald Walsch
After two wars, I have been in danger too often to bother very much about being killed, and when it comes, I would prefer that it should happen in an aeroplane, since aeroplanes have been the best part of my life.
Nevil Shute
I was the typical 20-, 25-, 28-year-old going around, going, 'Life is great. Life is fine.'
Prince Harry
Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking ... Institutions of learning should be devoted to the cultivation of curiosity, and the less they are deflected by the consideration of immediacy of application, the more likely they are to contribute not only to human welfare, but to the equally important satisfaction of intellectual interest, which may indeed be said to have become the ruling passion of intellectual life in modern times.
Abraham Flexner
