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" As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward. "
Ohio
Play
Country
" At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them. "
Me
Believe
Mistakes
" A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse. "
Thought
Creative
Discourse
" Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. "
Political
Office
President
" College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and innovations that have an enormous impact on our lives. "
Work
Research
American
" Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious. "
Curious
Neat
Surprise
" Everyone wrote our obituary but us and the coaches and the kids who stayed with us. The obit was, 'Vanderbilt will have to leave the Southeastern Conference. All the coaches are leaving, and all the students are transferring.' "
Students
Conference
Everyone
" Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left. "
Time
Money
Cry
" Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities. "
Research
Nation
Powerful
" I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy. "
Bit
Crazy
I Am
" I am not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized cancer cells under a microscope. "
I Am
Cancer
Lens
" I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy. "
Easy
Me
Balance
" I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling. "
Ohio
Believe
I Believe
" I believe everything learned in college is an answer to a question that someone has posed. Questions get posed differently and the answers that come back transport us to places we never knew existed. "
Back
Never
College
" I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream. "
American Dream
Door
Purpose
" I believe that the future is determined by the great public universities. They educate 80 percent of the students and make the American Dream available. "
American Dream
American
Future
" I believe we have the best football coach in the country in Urban Meyer. I had the privilege of hiring him, as you know, and I think he is doing fabulous work. "
Think
Believe
Best
" I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim. "
Want
Anywhere
Would
" If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale. "
Make A Difference
Ohio
Difference
" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "
Nebraska
Jokes
Got
" I have a passion for academic life, a passion for students and for the ability and the narrative of a university to make a difference in the world in which they reside. "
World
Make A Difference
Passion
" I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption. "
President
Joke
University
" I love this university, and although I might be retiring from the presidency, my work with Ohio State will continue. "
Love
Ohio
University
" I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America. "
America
Most
Guys
" I'm the seventh chancellor at Vanderbilt; Bobby Johnson is the 25th head football coach. That shows a lack of commitment to attract and retain. "
Coach
Lack
Head
" In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything. "
World
Everyone
Great
" Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries. "
Most
Curiosity
Important
" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "
Important
Very
Times
" I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes. "
Good
Need
You
" I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously. "
Seriously
Serious
Myself
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