Stanley Fish Quotes

Any idea can be brought into the classroom if the point is to inquire into its structure, history, influence and so forth. But no idea belongs in the classroom if the point of introducing it is to recruit your students for the political agenda it may be thought to imply.

Stanley Fish

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 19, 1938

Topics

HistoryInfluenceThoughtPolitical

I've always been searching to arrive at a certain voice that will probably elude me forever.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MeVoiceWillSearchingAlwaysBeen

The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving.

John Bolton

ProblemCompetitorsGlobalMany

When you walk into a room, you assess it instantaneously, habitually, before you're even aware of it. I mean, you make sure there's not a hole you're going to fall into, but mostly you're not even aware of what you're thinking.

Robert Irwin

WalkThinkingYouFallMeanRoom

This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to remain vigilant in our support of our critical ally.

Rob Portman

PastSupportYearConversationNeed

If someone were to ask me before I made the NBA, you going to have to go through all this, you're going to have to sign your soul away to play in the league, I still would have done it.

Chris Webber

SoulMeSomeoneYouPlayDone

Getting elected as a Republican in Massachusetts is very, very different from being elected as a Republican in New Hampshire.

Corey Lewandowski

NewRepublicanBeingDifferentVery

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.

Bob Riley

PerseveranceVirtueCannot

What I have a problem with is money and name at the expense of talent and culture.

Bojana Novakovic

CultureMoneyTalentNameProblem

The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them.

Arthur Henderson

SuccessBuildingUnderstandingWill

Most creative people fall into one of two categories - either they're task-oriented, or they're time-oriented.

Brian Stelfreeze

CreativePeopleFallCreative People

I am not a politics wonk. I like the idea of my writing reflecting more about who I am or other people.

Peter Morgan

PoliticsI AmPeopleWritingMore

There's a very big part of me that just wants to take all of comics history and toss it on the bonfire. I'd sort of like to get on to the future.

Scott McCloud

FutureHistoryMeBigTakeBonfire

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