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A quotation from Margaret Atwood
No mother is ever, completely, a child’s idea of what a mother should be, and I suppose it works the other way around as well.
Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) Canadian writer, literary critic, environmental activist
The Handmaid’s Tale, ch. 28 (1986)More about this quote: wist.info/atwood-margaret/8327…
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Today's quote of the day is from Terry's nineteenth Discworld novel, Feet of Clay! What is your favourite quote or moment from the book?
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A quotation from Robert Ingersoll
I thank Luther for protesting against the abuses of the church, and I denounce him because he was the enemy of liberty. I thank Calvin for writing a book in favor of religious freedom, and I abhor him because he burned Servetus. I thank Knox for resisting Episcopal persecution, and I hate him because he persecuted in his turn. I thank the Puritans for saying “Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God,” and yet I am compelled to say that they were tyrants themselves.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
Lecture (1877-06-23), “The Ghosts,” Carson Theater, Carson City, NevadaMore info about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…
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Sir Terry Pratchett was one of two people who I quoted directly in my dissertation. This line from Feet of Clay was the motto for my introductory chapter:
"This is where we’ve filled ourselves up with so many questions that they’re starting to overflow and become answers."
It resonated with me, because this is what doing research often feels like for me.
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Exclusive: the papers that most heavily cite retracted studies https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02719-5 “We are just observing that in some bibliographies, the references have been #retracted or withdrawn, meaning that the paper may be unreliable,” Cabanac says. He calls his tool a #FeetofClay Detector, referring to an analogy, originally from the Bible, about statues or edifices that collapse because of their weak clay foundations.”