“We cherish the conventional story of Dr. King and nonviolence, in fact, precisely because that narrative demands so little of us…This conventional narrative is soothing, moving, and politically acceptable, and has only the disadvantage of bearing no resemblance to what actually happened.” LittlesFactsStoriesMovingHappenedKingsDemandNarrativeCherishAcceptableNonviolenceConventionalDrsDisadvantagesSoothingResemblance Author:Timothy B. Tyson
“I think any supernatural hero today, whether he's a vampire, werewolf, a resuscitated mummy, whatever he is, is going to have to deal with the fact that scientists are going to want to catch him and study him. His big enemy is not going to be Dr. Van Helsing today, it's going to be the doctor who wants to put him in a lab and get his blood for what it can do to cure disease or grant immortality.” ThinkingWantFactsBigsTodayCan DoDealsEnemyStudyBloodHeroDiseaseDoctorsScientistCuresVampireImmortalityGrantsDrsVansDoctor WhoWerewolfLabsMummyVan Helsing Author:Anne Rice
“In fact, on one occasion, a rather pedantic experimental psychologist was telling him about a long, complicated experiment he had done, incorporating all the proper controls and using considerable technical virtuosity. When he saw Crick's exasperated expression he said, "but Dr. Crick, we have got it right - we know it's right," Crick's response was, "The point is not whether it's right. The point is: does it even matter whether its right or wrong?"” KnowsLongDoeSaidMatterDoneFactsPainSawsExpressionResponseComplicatedExperimentsOccasionsTherapyInjuryDrsPsychologistIncorporatingPedanticVirtuosity Author:Vilayanur S. Ramachandran