Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small.
I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.
Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?
Ignorance once dispelled is difficult to reestablish.
Give a child enough rope and he will trip you up.