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...things you learn quickly on this campus is that you have to choose one thing to commit yourself to," says council member Hassen A. Sayeed '96. "But Carey has this astonishing ability to do billions of things here and not be insane, while maintaining commitments to them all, and doing everything with extraordinary flair," Sayeed adds...
...essential difference in philosophy underlies the confrontations at issue here. Journalists commit themselves to the idea that diffusion of knowledge is a great virtue. Though many in the public question newspapers' judgments on delicate issues, journalists adhere to this bottom line: if some error is inevitable, always err on the side of giving the people more information...
...until those who wield the procreation argument commit themselves to a condemnation of heterosexual couples who--because of either choice or infertility--have no children, their "argument" deserves no discussion. Their failure to denounce childless heterosexual couples (or heterosexual couples who choose to adopt rather than to procreate) suggests that they are merely using the procreation "argument" to mask their bigotry...
Adomanis insists that the group stays together because of the friendship and group spirit shared by the members. "We get the job done and have a great time...We're more open, so people are more willing to commit time. People don't mind giving up a Thursday or Friday night. It doesn't feel like work...
...stressed the importance of public support of these ideas. "[Reform] will only happen if good people roll up their sleeves and commit themselves to the belief that public education is very, very important," Riley said...