We in universities are not in the democracy business. What we do, when we're doing it, is teach and learn. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes business democracy learn
It is always incorrect to assume you can know what someone's moral convictions are based on their philosophical theories. Stanley Fish assumebaseconviction Change image and share on social
Belief and knowledge are considered to be two different things. But they are not. Stanley Fish beliefconsiderknowledge Change image and share on social
In general, higher education does not know how to speak for its interests. It offers a stance that is defensive, cowardly and likely to be ineffective. Stanley Fish cowardlydefensiveeducation Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Steve Earle contagiousdemocracyobvious Change image and share on social