鈥淚鈥檓 stunned that anyone would have thought this was appropriate protocol.鈥�
Jan Christensen of Redwood City school district, California, on a teacher who asked students to share lancets when drawing their own blood as part of a science class. The students are being tested for HIV and hepatitis (San Francisco Chronicle, 20 November)
鈥淭his study shows鈥� how the pursuit of money can be isolating.鈥�
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George Loewenstein of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a study in Science showing that merely thinking about money could make people reluctant to volunteer their time or share their money (The New York Times, 21 November)
鈥淲hen we show people video from past events鈥� they say it is the most inhumane thing they have ever seen.鈥�
Paul Boyle, chief executive of the Ocean Project, on Japan鈥檚 annual dolphin drive, during which fishermen herd dolphins into shallow waters and run them aground. Some dolphins are then hoisted by their tail fins, which wrenches apart their backbones (The Washington Post, 20 November)
鈥淏e afraid 鈥� but not too afraid.鈥�
David Cantor, a historian at the US National Library of Medicine, on the message in vintage cartoon films on the dangers of bad hygiene, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases. These films are being re-released next year (The New York Times, 21 November)
鈥淚f someone shows up at a race and they鈥檙e lily white鈥� other runners make fun of those guys.鈥�
David Nieman of Appalachian State University, North Carolina, on marathon runners who like to show that they have put in training miles in the sun. A new study shows that white marathoners may face an increased risk of skin cancer (Associated Press, 20 November)