#boos

This (...) had made me aware for the first time of the well-disguised myth that they and the academic institutions they represent are bastions of a free exchange of ideas. They are -but only of those ideas that don't 'rock the boat', that refrain from challenging hallowed taboos. ↗

— Jack Kevorkian

#medical-ethics #medicide #medicine #science #taboos

The president is under 50 percent approval ratings in all the battleground states. So, you could say that President Obama is defying gravity by still being in a dead heat with Mitt Romney. And one of the reasons that he is, is because the changing face of the electorate are giving him a small boost. ↗

— Mara Liasson

#battleground #because #being #boost #changing

I think the greatest taboos in America are faith and failure. ↗

— Michael Malone

#america #failure #greatest #i #i think

The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#almost #any #comes #conclusion #dangerous

The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies. ↗

— Maureen O'Hara

#boost #career #comedies #family #gave