Competition in academia is so vicious because the stakes are so small.
Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.
Only mediocrities rise to the top in a system that won't tolerate wave making.
A bore is a person who lights up the room simply by leaving it.
If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?
If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.