Robert Kirshner quotes

Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are.
-- Robert Kirshner

#Students #Pursuit #Obligation

Science is not a vast encyclopedia, it is a thin flame of reason burning across ample reservoirs of ignorance.
-- Robert Kirshner

#Ignorance #Flames #Burning

Understanding the history of matter and searching for its most interesting forms, such as galaxies, stars, planets and life, seems a suitable use for our intelligence.
-- Robert Kirshner

#Stars #Interesting #Understanding

His students were hardly in a position to tell him when he was getting windy, and he had recently noticed, as most professors did after a while, that his lectures mysteriously seemed to be getting longer with time.

Mr. McVicker instilled self-respect in those of us who were his students, because he respected us regardless of our background,

I'm not saying that they were Einsteins; they were marginal students. But every ballplayer whoever touched me has moved up his station in life. And the players moved up my station.

Marshall is the coach's coach. No one is more of a listener, who learns from us (his students) from what we say or do not say. Taking from what he has heard, he molds for all of us a program to make us and our people better for having been in his presence.

True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.

Much as we don't condone impunity, if pursuit for justice was in conflict with pursuit for peace, peace must prevail.

The pursuit of eternity is no longer the prerogative of the gods - it is the business of us all, here and now.

I've always sensed for myself an obligation to bear witness to my time.

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.