Quotes from BYU

My Astronomy Professor, Dr. Moody, said that "Scientists are really just kids with big toys."
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He told us about the cores of a white dwarf, low-mass stars at the end of the lives. The cores are, basically, diamonds. "Like a diamond in the sky."
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In lecture on day we learned about Zwicky, "very quirky guy. He was once frustrated with a man and called him a 'spherical idiot.' The man, curious, asked "I just have to know. What do you mean by spherical idiot?" To which Zwicky replied, without a twinge of chagrin, "because, spheres are the same in every direction and perspective. Just like you're an idiot in every way and situation."

Some of my favorites that I found on "Overheard at BYU" (a facebook page) are:
"Our professor gave a powerpoint presentation which she said was "done by my insane former TA, whom, if I see, I will slug."
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" My roommate talking about how many girls are in his classes: 'But one of the girls is engaged, so she practically counts as a dude.'"
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"While in Washington, D.C. for an internship:
Lady1: You're from Utah? Really? Do you sing and dance and play the piano?
Me: Um, well....actually yes.
Lady1 to Lady2: See?! See?! I told you everyone from Utah sings and dances and plays the piano."
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"Psychology teacher to student after class:
No, zombies have no frontal lobe- that's why they lack compound reasoning..."
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American literature professor: "There are certain things that would just cause the space-time continuum to implode, and one of those would be me putting on pleather [pants]."

Courtesy of my D&C Prof, Bro Walsh:
"Bro. Walsh- So, you know that game where one person comes up with a phrase and then it's passed down from one person to the next? What do you call it...?
Student1-Telephone?
Student2- I bet you call it telegraph."
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"If God thinks you're pretty spiffy, who cares what anyone else thinks (including you)?"
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"God's capacity to love and forgive exceeds our capacity to sin."
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"The difference between men and women can be shown simply by how they each would define 'Ward Ball'."
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"Wickedness cannibalizes itself."
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"In many burnt offerings, only that which could not be used was burned (entrails, hooves, etc.), leaving the meat and edible parts for the Israelites. When King Lamoni's father wanted to know the Lord, he went passed giving up half, or even all, of his kingdom and said 'I will give up all my sins to know thee.' Just like the Israelites and the Lamanite King, the Lord doesn't want your things. He wants you to go to him, give up everything bad, and keep the good things, to which he will add more."
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