- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Yale University
- UCLA
- Iowa State University
- San Jose State University
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It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academism.
~ Mark Rothko
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When meaning is drawn from killing, the risk is that more killing would bring more meaning.
~ Timothy Snyder
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The only wisdom I think I’ve attained is the wisdom to be skeptical of other people’s ideology and other people’s arguments.
~ Joseph Heller
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In a community one cannot regain authority simply by asserting it, or by using force to suppress dissidents. Authority in this case is like respect. One can only earn the authority—the loyalty of one’s students—by going in and arguing with them, by engaging in full debate and, when the merits of proposed change are recognized, taking the necessary steps quickly enough to be convincing.
~ Daniel Bell
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