The sparks are really at the interfaces. That's where the new discoveries take place.
This is going to be glorious ... and the reason it is going to be so wonderful is it's going to subconsciously tell people about the history of the campus.
I'm absolutely convinced that if we could simply sit down together and truly listen, we'd be taking a giant step toward peace in the world. It's the only way we can achieve the greater understanding necessary to solve our collective challenges as members of this community - but more importantly, as citizens of this world.
It's a theme that encourages us to deliberately seek experiences and conversations that extend our understanding, that challenge our firmly held beliefs, that honor the new and the unfamiliar and that take us a bit out of our comfort zones.
It's respectful hearing of one another's point of view and perhaps finding some common ground.
Edward Teller's genius has produced monumental contributions to physics, ... This professorship constitutes an honor that will, above all else and in perpetuity, remind us of that genius and those contributions.
One by one, we can contribute to a growing national dialogue about personal values and civic ideals. One by one, we can help to revive the art of 'deep listening.' And, together, I'm confident we will discover that what can unite is so much greater than what can potentially divide.
I'm worried about that, ... It's a widening gap.
It's only when we free ourselves of those self-imposed boundaries, when we listen to our hearts and give wing to our natural curiosity, that we can truly see and tap the breadth of opportunity available to us.
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