Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses.
Barbara EhrenreichBarbara Ehrenreich I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It’s such a pert, crisp language, elegant as ruffling taffeta.
Belva PlainBelva Plain Emerging first in the form of denunciations of standing armies in the reign of William III, left an indelible imprint on the “country” mind everywhere in the English-speaking world.
Bernard BailynBernard Bailyn Speaking of human computers, there is a guy named Art Benjamin, he’s a human calculator. He says it’s a skill he learned as a kid. Now he’s a math professor at Harvey Mudd. He can find the square root of a six digit number in a few seconds. Practice.
Bill NyeBill Nye The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote The band never actually split up – we just stopped speaking to each other and went our own separate ways.
Boy GeorgeBoy George I think it’s really important to be able to be honest with yourself and to know philosophically speaking what you’ve done wrong and when you’ve made a mistake, and acknowledge that, because you only learn from it.
Billy CobhamBilly Cobham
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