There's a fine line between being assertive and being aggressive (or even.. shrill?).
There's a fine line between criticism and constructive criticism.
There's a fine line between being supportive of a struggling grad student and prolonging a bad situation that should terminated.
There's a fine line between being mature and being a doormat.
There's a fine line between educating and entertaining.
There's a fine line between careful consideration and indecisiveness.
There's a fine line between being sane and not sane.
Reminds me of a song from Avenue Q-
ReplyDeleteThere's a fine, fine line between a fairy tale and a lie
And there's a fine, fine line between "you're wonderful" and "goodbye,"
I guess if someone doesn't love you back, it isn't such a crime
But there's a fine, fine line between love and a waste of your time!
Not actually a song about academia, but there are arguable parallels. :)
I started singing that too!
ReplyDelete- a new reader who's still trying to figure out whether academia is, in fact, love or a waste of her time
There's a fine line between apathy and meaning.
ReplyDeleteFSP- agreed.
ReplyDeleteyvette- great quote.