The function of the university is not simply to teach bread-winning, or to furnish teachers for the public schools or to be a centre of polite society; it is, above all, to be the organ of that fine adjustment between real life and the growing knowledge of life, an adjustment which forms the secret of civilization. -W. E. B. Du Bois-
Monthly Archives: November 2018
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If a deaf kid swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?
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Disinformation is not as good as datinformation.
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If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -Carl Sagan-
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You laugh because I am different. I laugh because you are the same.
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Everyone has the right to make mistakes, but don’t you think you’ve taken someone else’s turn?
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To know the mighty works of God, to comprehend His wisdom and majesty and power; to appreciate, in degree, the wonderful workings of His laws, surely all this must be a pleasing and acceptable mode of worship to the Most High. -Nicolaus Copernicus-
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Arguing with a liberal is like wrestling a pig in mud. Eventually, you figure out he just likes it. -Dennis Evans-
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To be born free is an accident. To live free is a privilege. To die free is a responsibility. -Brig. Gen. James E. Sehorn-
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The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!