It's a temptation their curious minds can barely resist: "If we don't use human DNA now someone else will."

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Mr. Carl Icahn: Well, I mean, that--I don't consider that being--that's barely a strategy. I think that when you buy something, the best is--that sounds simple.

卡尔·伊坎先生：嗯，我的意思是--我觉得那不算是,-那不算是一个策略，我觉得每当,你要买什么东西时，最好就是--听起来其实挺简单。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And unsurprisingly-- since I announced this was going to be the result before the class had barely gotten started-- I don't think any of these arguments work.

我在课程还没正式开始的时候,就已经说过了,我认为这些论证都站不住脚

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I suddenly realized I was in this absurd situation: I am an amateur baker, I hadn't been in a church in years, I barely speak French, and found myself going over to try to restore the lost 1300-year-old tradition of baking at the abbey."

VOA: standard.2010.07.16