Sollors Werner Quotes & Sayings

God loves the plagiarist. And so it is written, 'God created humankind in His image, in the image of God He created them. God is the original plagiarizer. With a lack of reasonable sources from which to filch - man created in the image of what? the animals? - the creation of man was an act of reflexive plagiarizing; God looted the mirror. When we plagiarize, we are likewise creating in the image and participating in the completion of Creation. — Jonathan Safran Foer

I had no voice to talk with because she was my whole language. — Rob Sheffield

I can do anything I want, I'm eccentric! — John Cleese

This is a landmark work in the history of African American studies and American intellectual history. Writing with verve, Jackson brings to life a large cast of characters and traces an ongoing conversation among the writers and critics of this period. This book is likely to become a model for a new generation of scholars, both for the breadth of its engagement and the depth of its archival research. — Werner Sollors

The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading — Bertrand Russell

Don't worry girls ... I have the bladder of a camel ... — Joanne McClean

There is no better way to manage than by walking around. Autocracy doesn't work. Talk to people in their offices, find out what's on their minds. — Maurice Flanagan

You don't fight for peace sister,' Nahara told me, 'You embrace it. — Alice Hoffman

There is no enlightenment outside of daily life. — Thich Nhat Hanh

My goal has always been to make a living and to have the respect of my peers. It's never been about stardom. It's about a good and challenging part. — Celia Weston