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" Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left. "
Gordon Gee
Time
Money
Cry
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" I tend to deal with most issues with humor... always have and always will. "
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" If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale. "
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" What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth. "
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Foot
Go
" I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring. "
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" 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. "
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" I love this university, and although I might be retiring from the presidency, my work with Ohio State will continue. "
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Love
Ohio
University
" 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. "
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Research
Nation
Powerful
" What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football. "
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Football
Look
" We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves. "
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Standard
Ourselves
" I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously. "
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Serious
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" When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers. "
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Universe
Unknown
Duty
" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "
Gordon Gee
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. "
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World
Make A Difference
Passion
" Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me. "
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Corporate
Sitting
Me
" Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. "
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Office
President
" You have great athletic directors, you let them run it; you keep yourself informed, but I'm not the athletic director. I'm the president of the university. "
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Director
You
Run
" Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious. "
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Curious
Neat
Surprise
" The notion of the large, massive public university that can exist in isolated splendor is dead. "
Gordon Gee
Large
University
Exist
" So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible. "
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More
Challenge
College
" I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling. "
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Ohio
Believe
I Believe
" To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements. "
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American
Education
Mission
" 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. "
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Back
Never
College
" My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it. "
Gordon Gee
Sore
Mouth
Continually
" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "
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Important
Very
Times
" Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries. "
Gordon Gee
Most
Curiosity
Important
" A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse. "
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Thought
Creative
Discourse
" Online is ridiculous. Places like Ohio State bring people here together, and students teach each other. "
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People
Students
Bring
" 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. "
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Need
You
" The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty of connecting with others in celebration of larger ideals and shared wisdom. "
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Moment
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" I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains. "
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Book
Life
Mountains