Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an assistant professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
Because Julie tagged everyone:
The rules: "Go here and look through random quotes until you find 5 that you think reflect who you are or what you believe."
I'll add: Go with the first five that work for you (i.e., don't worry about getting global optima). It took me two bundles of quotations with the randomizer, but here's what I end up with:
"Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient." -Eugene S. Wilson
"The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before." -Thorstein Veblen (1857 - 1929)
"If you don't accept responsibility for your own actions, then you are forever chained to a position of defense." -Holly Lisle, Fire In The Mist, 1992
"Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
"I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward." -Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), Unkempt Thoughts
Julie already tagged y'all; your turn!
Comments
Oh yeah, first five. I could have been there all damn day if I hadn't stopped at the first five.
Posted by: JM | August 17, 2006 9:17 PM
Trackback here never works, so. That was fun.
Posted by: Bill Hooker | August 19, 2006 4:33 PM