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"The remarkable thing to me is that in the 21st century, the only people in the English-speaking world that are still doing [the musical form 'lining out'] in separate languages are the ones that are both the most marginalized -- the blacks here, and then these Gaels over in Scotland."
-- Willie Ruff, adjunct professor at the School of Music, on the link between Scottish psalm-singing and the hymnal-singing style of 19th-century slaves, "Music Style Bridges a World of Differences; Black Choir from Alabama, Scots Share Hymnal Singing Style That's Virtually Extinct," Post-Standard (Syracuse), Feb. 18, 2005.
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"George Washington, obviously, is the general who headed the Continental Army and the first President of the United States and in many ways, the personification of the United States in the beginning of its political history as an independent state. Obviously, Abraham Lincoln (is revered) for being president during the Civil War ... and putting the country back together."
-- Seth Fein, assistant professor of history, on why most Americans consider the two as the nation's greatest presidents, "Presidents' Day," Voice of America News, Feb. 18, 2005.
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"[The proposal to tax unhealthy foods is] not an economic argument. Even if you raise the price dramatically, you are not going to change things. We saw that with cigarettes."
-- Kelly Brownell, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, "Hey, Clueless Eaters, You're Being Conned: From the Shape of a Glass to the Size of a Portion to the Mix of Colors in a Bag of Candy, We're Being Lured Into Eating More --and We're Not Even Aware of It," Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), Feb. 18, 2005.
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"[Narcissistic people obsessed with longevity have] forgotten they're acting on the basic biological fear of death and extinction and it distorts their approach to the human condition."
-- Dr. Sherwin Nuland, clinical professor of surgery, "Hang in There and Live Forever," Sunday Tasmanian (Australia), Feb. 20, 2005.
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"Medicine is medicine if they all fit these criteria: Efficacy, consistency and toxicity. There should be no border."
-- Yung-Chi Cheng, the Henry Bronson Professor of Pharmacology, suggesting that traditional Chinese medicine will claim a place among mainstream medicine one day, "Chinese Medicine Going Mainstream?" USA Today, Feb. 23, 2005.
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"Getting people to change is damn hard."
Robert J. Sternberg, the IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, commenting, in this instance, on the complacency of admissions officers with relying on the SAT to identify top students, "Looking Beyond 'U.S. News,' Rethinking the SAT," Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 25, 2005.
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