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“A profession is a body of men who voluntarily measure their work by a higher standard than their clients demand. To be professionally acceptable, a policy must be sound as well as salable. Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.”

Men Wells Body Sound Policy Higher Demand Standards Profession Administration Acceptable Clients Wildlife Higher Standards

Book:The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold

Source: The River of the Mother of God: and other Essays by Aldo Leopold

“The era of appeasement must come to an end. The political and social demands that dissidents are making of the universities do not flow from sound basic educational criteria, but from strategic considerations on how to radicalize the student body, polarize the campus and extend the privileged enclaves of student power.”

Ends Body Political Social Sound Students Demand Flow University Educational Eras Consideration Privileged Criteria Strategic Campus Dissidents Appeasement

Book:The Impudent Snobs: Agnew Vs. the Intellectual Establishment

Source: The Impudent Snobs: Agnew Vs. the Intellectual Establishment

“I am called to listen to the sound of my own heart -- to write the story within myself that demands to be told at that particular point in my life. And if I do this faithfully, clothing that idea in the flesh of human experience and setting it in a true place, the sound from my heart will resound in the reader's heart.”

Ifs Writing Humans Heart Ideas Stories Sound My Own Particular Reader My Heart Demand Flesh Setting Settings Clothings Human Experience

Author:Katherine Paterson

“The use of torture is contrary to sound judgment and common sense. Humanity itself cries out against it, and demands it to be utterly abolished.”

Use Humanity Sound Common Cry Demand Judgment Contrary Common Sense Torture Sound Judgment

Author:Catherine the Great

“Like many musicians, I can hear the weight in the sound. Sound is matter. We speak of the colour of an instrument, of transparency... We can demand more sombre or lighter colours, deeper playing and singing, heavier or lighter sound. And manipulating those means is like creating a painting.”

Mean I Can Matter Speak Sound Painting Demand Creating Musician Singing Weight Instruments Deeper Colour Transparency Lighters

Author:Laurence Equilbey

“The FBI announced today that they are now looking for Osama bin Laden's financial adviser. You think this guy is in demand. How good can he be? his top client is living in a cave and driving a donkey. It doesn't sound like he is getting the best return on his investments to me.”

Thinking Today Guy Sound Return Demand Investment Financial Driving Clients Caves This Guy Fbi Bin Laden Osama Bin Laden Adviser Donkey

Author:Jay Leno

“If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.”

Ifs Needs Should Made Reason Hands Desire Force Sound Violence Demand Weakness Bases Rely Concessions

Author:Dalai Lama