"[The Supreme Court justices] were like a law school faculty this term. You know, we get along great in September, but by spring things get tense. Then we take the summer off, and everyone's happy again in September."
-- Southmayd Professor of Law Akhil Reed Amar, "Weary Justices Take Break After Pivotal Term," §
"Universal health insurance is for most Canadians the country's post-war public triumph. It has brought a decent level of care to most citizens and at a price that consumes 40 percent less of Canada's national income than America's."
-- Yale School of Management professor Theodore Marmor, in his essay, co-written with Kip Sullivan, "Canada's Burning! Media Myths About Universal Health Coverage," The Washington Monthly, July/Aug. 2000.
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"It's one thing to say that NATO should rethink some of its war plans and find ways to fight better, and it's another thing to instantly criminalize them."
-- Professor of law Ruth Wedgwood, "Parsing Degrees of Atrocity Within the Logic of Law," The New York Times, July 8, 2000.
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"I believe restrictions on architecture to some degree can be very helpful but even though they preclude a disaster, they also might limit architecture to the point where you don't get anything very inventive."
-- Associate dean of the School of Architecture Alexander Purves, "Architect from Yale to Lecture at CSF," The Santa Fe New Mexican, July 7, 2000.
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"If we can develop drugs that act like nicotine but don't have associated problems, then we might be on to a new family of anti-schizophrenia drugs."
-- Assistant professor (Psychiatry) Dr. Tony George, "Study Explores Schizophrenia, Smoking Link," New Haven Register, July 8, 2000.
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"We're building a library, not a temple. We want people to come in."
-- Dean of the School of Architecture Robert A.M. Stern, "More Libraries Offering Shops, Cafes," The Tampa Tribune, July 8, 2000.
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"It's the part of the budget that is breaking the bank. Ask any hospital administrator, ask any H.M.O. Prescription drug prices is the one sector that is out of control."
-- Dean of the School of Medicine Dr. David A. Kessler, "A Drug Plan Sounds Great, But Who Gets to Set Prices?" The New York Times, July 9, 2000.
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"It is not information that leads to the best medical care, but judgment. It is in the best interest of all, doctors and non-doctors alike, to recognize the distinction."
-- Clinical Professor (Surgery Gastroenterology) Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, "The Proper Dosage of Judgment," The New York Times, July 10, 2000.
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"The important thing is this, that no matter what you do, you're going to age, but you have control over the rate at which you age, so aging is optional to a certain extent, and why not take advantage of it."
-- Assistant clinical professor of dermatology Dr. Nicholas Perricone, "Back of the Book: Facing up to Aging," The O'Reilly Factor, July 10, 2000.
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"I believe that a decade from now, a majority of surgery will be done using [robotic] systems through laparoscopes."
-- Professor of surgery Dr. Richard M. Satava, "FDA OKs Robotic Device That Performs Surgery," Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2000.
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"Memory decline [in the elderly] is not inevitable. In fact, the studies show that memory performance can be enhanced in old age."
-- Assistant professor of epidemiology and public health Becca R. Levy, "Second Opinion; So Funny I Forgot to Laugh," The Washington Post, July 18, 2000.
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"I think it's terrifically important for women going through menopause to have good role models. This has been a society that has [glorified] the young chickies out there."
-- Clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, "Menopause Is Not the End of the World for Women," Connecticut Post, July 19, 2000.
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"Mosquitoes are more than blood-sucking nuisances. They have the capability -- some species better than others -- of transmitting disease. Under some conditions, certain species can lay dormant for up to five years before hatching. We shouldn't be afraid of them. But we shouldn't underestimate them either."
-- Associate professor of epidemiology Durland Fish, "Creating a Buzz; West Nile Brings Mosquito-Borne Diseases to Light," Connecticut Post, July 30, 2000.
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"Most of the time, the kids have no symptoms [of scoliosis] at all. The spine is just as strong as a normal spine, and they're active, normal and healthy kids. The problems start if they don't treat it."
-- Professor of orthopedic surgery Dr. Thomas Renshaw, "Dealing With Scoliosis," Connecticut Post, July 23, 2000.
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"Bitter is hard-wired bad. Sweet is hard-wired good."
-- Professor of Surgery Linda M. Bartoshuk, "Researchers Tracking Down Genetic Basis for Taste," The Dallas Morning News, July 25, 2000.
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"Dancing can be culturally specific. Ballroom dancing, African dancing, folk dancing -- it doesn't seem to matter. They all appear to help people know how to respond when their balance is challenged."
-- Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine Dr. Mary E. Tinetti, "Before the Fall," Washington Post, July 25, 2000.
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"There are just a huge number of issues that have to be addressed globally and there is no real infrastructure to do it. They can only be dealt with in partnership agreements between governments, business and nongovernment organizations."
-- Dean of the Yale School of Management Jeffrey Garten, "Multinationals Sign U.N. Pact on Rights and Environment," The New York Times, July 27, 2000.
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"That's discouraging to us, because in the past, there has been a wealth of new evidence demonstrating the benefits of physical activity and exercise."
-- Associate professor of internal medicine and geriatrics Dr. Thomas M. Gill, about the fact that only one-third of the elderly are considered physically active, "Bypassing Stress Test on Way to Fitness," The New York Times, July 25, 2000.
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"For some, seeing a Black face automatically signals 'low expectations.' That's why we have to act as advocates for our kids."
-- Professor of child psychiatry Dr. James P. Comer, "School Ties," Essence, Aug. 2000.
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"I think parents are investing more in their child's sporting experiences in terms of time, money and their own psychological involvement. I think they're expecting more in return. They want scholarships, fame and special awards for their child."
-- Associate clinical professor at the Child Study Center Lawrence Vitulano, "Trumbull Coach Faces Charges of Assaulting a Parent," The Associated Press and elsewhere, July 27, 2000.
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"Dostoyevsky's creation of 1880 ['The Grand Inquisitor'] is hauntingly predictive of the inquisitors of the 20th century who all, from whatever political faith and ideological position, claim their authority to dispose of human freedom in the name of authority."
-- Chester Tripp Professor of Humanities Peter Brooks in his op-ed article, "The Politics of the Inquisitor," The New York Times, Aug. 4, 2000.
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"One of the cleverest ploys of the imitation [pipe organ] manufacturers was to foster the merging of the genuine and the imitation in the same instrument, suggesting to the world at large that both are artistic equals."
-- Professor (adjunct) of organ & University Organist Thomas Murray, in his letter to the editor "The Ear of the Beholder," The New York Times, Aug. 3, 2000.
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"I feel strongly that the prevalence of obesity will continue to increase unless something dramatic is done. We can't look any longer at blaming individuals or [wait for a] biological discovery to overcome the problem. We need to look at environmental solutions."
-- Director of the Center for Eating & Weight Disorders Kelly Brownell, "'Toxic' Environment Plays Heavy Role in Obesity, Weight Expert Says," The Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 1, 2000.
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"One of my personal rules is that whenever someone in a major financial institution tells me something really awful is about to happen to his own country, I listen carefully. The only missing element in their analysis is a consideration of the Bank of Japan."
-- Yale School of Management professor (adjunct) David De Rosa in his article "Drop Dead Economics: Sogo's Collapse Ought to Inspire Badly Needed Fiscal Reform," National Post, Aug. 3, 2000.
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