“A formative influence on my undergraduate self was the response of a respected elder statesmen of the Oxford Zoology Department when an American visitor had just publicly disproved his favourite theory. The old man strode to the front of the lecture hall, shook the American warmly by the hand and declared in ringing, emotional tones: "My dear fellow, I wish to thank you. I have been wrong these fifteen years." And we clapped our hands red. Can you imagine a Government Minister being cheered in the House of Commons for a similar admission? "Resign, Resign" is a much more likely response!” MenYearsHas BeensSelfHandsGovernmentHouseWishImagineInfluenceFrontsEmotionalTheoryRedFellowsResponseDearMinistersToneDepartmentHallsOld ManFavouriteFifteenEldersLecturesStatesmenVisitorsOxfordAdmissionFifteen YearsUndergraduateHouse Of CommonsZoology Author:Richard Dawkins
“I tossed off a mention of the pirates early on. And they became integral to the backstory. Sometimes now I imagine them in the woods. They scare me. All men. Dirty and wearing red.” MenSometimesImagineRedWoodsDirtyScarePirateWearing Red Author:Edan Lepucki
“I think my craziest hair was when I first went red for my 30th birthday. My idea was The Little Mermaid because I always wanted to be her and then I was going to be I love Lucy and every red-haired character that you can imagine. It was really cartoon red and now I'm in the more natural believable tones.” ThinkingFirstsLittlesIdeasCharacterWantedNaturalImagineHairRedToneCartoonMermaidBelievableLucyCraziest30th Birthday Author:Elizabeth Jagger