Port is not for
Port is not for the very young, the vain and the active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher Evelyn Waugh
Scholar
The connectedness of things
The connectedness of things is what the great university is all about, and I believe the great university in the coming century will be described as a community of scholars. Ernest L. Boyer
A scholar like myself
A scholar like myself who is not a Sinologist and yet ventures the proposition that Chinese languages should be rewritten in the Greek alphabet (or Romanized, to use the current term) is treading on uncharted territory (for him) and does so at his peril. Eric A. Havelock
There are only two
There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them. Emile Chartier
Certain readers will read
Certain readers will read my book not because they are interested in Iraq, but because they read crime fiction. I did want to get beyond just speaking to other Middle East scholars, so I’m happy about that. But this was, nonetheless, a novel I wish I got to read in Arabic and translate. Elliott Colla
It used to be
It used to be that god was revealed in the wonders of nature; now God was being challenged by those same wonders. Scholars were now required to choose one side or the other. Elizabeth Gilbert
All through the centuries
All through the centuries scholars and scientists have been imprisoned, tortured and burned alive for some discovery which seemed to conflict with a petty text of Scripture. Surely the immutable laws of the universe can teach more impressive and exalted lessons than the holy books of all the religions on earth. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
I am not a
I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God. … Read more
Brian Walker and David
Brian Walker and David Salt have written a thoughtful and powerful book to help resource users and managers put resilience thinking into practice and aim toward increasing the sustainability of our world. I urge public officials, scholars, and students in public policy programs to place this volume on their list of must-read books. It is … Read more
What of the Exodus?
What of the Exodus? That too, is a wonderful story, but from the viewpoint of an historian, it is – to use a word scholars love – problematic. Let’s say there are doubts, to say the least, among many scholars, as to whether the Exodus actually occurred. That’s a historical issue. Elie Wiesel