Blue uniforms are real. Cops are a social fiction
Menfolks listens to somebody because of what he says. Women don't. They don't care what he said. They listens because of what he is.
I don't understand that if you look wonderful, does that make you less important, less powerful, less serious?
I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, 'What's the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting?' It didn't make sense to me anymore. It's not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.
We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.
Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.
People, unless they're paying attention, tend to confuse fanciness with intelligence or authority.
It is impossible to be taken seriously in shorts. No one has ever cared about anything said by a man in shorts.
I was always accepted at par value. I wore the uniform of a Pan Am pilot; therefore, I must be a Pan Am pilot.
In a team situation, I think the players are more inclined to give the answer they believe the psychologist is looking for rather than maybe being totally honest.
