-- Professor of pediatrics Dr. Sally Shaywitz, "Medical Research Needs Sexual Fine Tuning," United Press International, April 25, 2001.
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"Part of what it means to have a democratic government is that citizens can find out what the rules are."
-- Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence Susan Rose-Ackerman about whether private groups should be allowed to copyright laws, "We Own That Law," Forbes, April 30, 2001.
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"We are concerned too much with whether nominees have sinned and too little with whether they will be good at the job."
-- William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen Carter, "Hearings Would Offer Chance to Grill Appointees: Senator Calls for Committee to Vet Political Appointments," The Ottawa Citizen, April 17, 2001.
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"There's been a tremendous amount of politics, with people either for or against private investment in water and other services."
-- Lecturer in urban issues Brad Gentry, "A Global Course Focuses on Improving the Lot of the Urban Poor," The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 20, 2001.
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"This is the first time in American history that the majority of the Supreme Court has the potential to arrange for its own succession. By intervening in the last presidential election, the conservative majority removed the American people's check on a runaway court. It is one thing for the justices, who are not elected, to exercise the sovereign power of judicial review. It is quite another for them to insulate themselves yet further from popular control by putting their man in the White House."
-- Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Bruce Ackerman in his article "Foil Bush's Maneuvers for Packing the Court," latimes.com, April 26, 2001.
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"The ribosome does stuff that should make the average nanotechnologist weep with envy."
-- Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry Peter Moore, "Life Factory Opens Up," The Times Higher Education Supplement, April 20, 2001.
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"Our role as judges is to bring our morals, our experiences . . . and our feelings to the art of judging."
-- Sterling Professor Emeritus & Professorial Lecturer in Law Guido Calabresi, "Calabresi Reflects on Life as Judge," New Haven Register, April 21, 2001.
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"One of our goals was to make the space as much an experience as any work of art in it."
-- Holcombe T. Green Curator of American Paintings Helen Cooper about the renovation of the Yale Art Gallery's American galleries, "Rearrange the Furniture: America Falls Into Place," The New York Times, April 20, 2001.
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"Cookies are benign. When I go to a Web page, the page wants to maintain a dialogue with me to maintain a history."
-- Director of technology & planning at Information Technology Services Nicholas A. Rawlings, "Smart Cookies; Privacy Issues Raised as Web Servers Harvest Data," New Haven Register, April 26, 2001.
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"The Ivy League is really getting a presence in the NFL. We're always trying to sell that. Now we can point to it."
-- Head coach of football Jack Siedlecki about the fact that two Yale football players were drafted by the NFL this year, "For These Elis, It's Better Late Than Never," April 24, 2001.
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". . . I would guess [Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim's] strategy is to put seven hooks in the water and hope fish bite on one or two of them."
-- Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Political Science Douglas Rae, "Park City Creates Task Force to Rev Up Revitalization," Associated Press, April 24, 2001.
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"The price of the drugs is terribly important to gaining access, but there needs to be more medical training [in South Africa]."
-- Dean of the Department of Epidemiology & Public Health Dr. Michael Merson, "Lower-Cost AIDS Drugs a Good Start, Expert Says," New Haven Register, April 21, 2001.
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"The question is ultimately how should we best spend money in our society. If billions of dollars are spent dredging the Hudson River, will it benefit anyone other than those who run dredging companies?"
-- Associate clinical professor of internal medicine and epidemiology & public health Dr. Jonathan Borak, "While Dredging is Debated, Some Question PCB Hazards," The Associated Press, April 14, 2001.
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"Type II diabetes was something people got when they were 40 because they were overweight. Now, 10-, 11-, 12-years olds -- these kids that are overweight are at very high risk for diabetes."
-- Research associate in pediatrics Mary Savoye, "Role of Fast Food in the Obesity Epidemic Affecting Children in the U.S.," CBS Evening News, April 21, 2001.
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"I just don't think we are headed for another bull market. We've had it, we are coming back to reality and it is not going to happen again for a long time."
-- Stanley B. Resor Professor of Economics Robert J. Shiller, "Bear Necessities; With Many Stocks Still Overpriced, Wall Street's Dr. Doom Predicts All Pain, No Gain," The Ottawa Sun, April 14, 2001.
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"The sidewalk conversations that I have had at Yale have affected me more than the official ones."
-- Clinical professor of surgery Dr. Sherwin Nuland, "At Yale, Lessons in Writing and in Life," The New York Times, April 29, 2001.
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