Academia-humor Quote by Lauren Willig

“The slow maturation of genuine creativity looks like laziness to a committee. Wallace Stevens was forty-three when his first book appeared. Robert Frost was…

— Dana Gioia

“I am writing a treatise just now" said the badger, coughing diffidently to show that he was absolutely set on explaining it, "which is…

— T.H. White

You could give Aristotle a tutorial and you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all…

— Richard Dawkins

To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of…

— Neal A. Maxwell

I was starting to play the ukulele at the same time I was having all these conversations with [the late Ramones guitarist] Johnny Ramone,…

— Eddie Vedder

At Oxford one was positively encouraged to take wine during tutorials. The tongue must be untied.

— Christopher Hitchens

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math…

— Ann Druyan

Religion creates community, community creates altruism and altruism turns us away from self and towards the common good... There is something about the tenor…

— Jonathan Sacks

The whole thing about magazines is that, magazines are going to become deeper and more tutorial, and the nature of the magazine is going…

— Kelly Cutrone

“My hope for you is not only to learn skills through this collection of projects, but also that it brings you a little something…

— Chantal Larocque

The linear design of FFXIII had a great advantage in providing players with enough time to become familiarized with the new battle system and…

— Motomu Toriyama

I remember," she said. "Lawrence Malley. He was an expert in security systems." "Aka Lightfinger Larry." Dan grinned. "He was also wanted in five…

— Anonymous