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" I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling. "

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" I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy. "

" 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. "

" If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale. "

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" I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates. "

" 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. "

" When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers. "

" 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.' "

" I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring. "

" People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges. "

" I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America. "

" I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy. "

" The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts. "

" Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. "

" I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience. "

" Jewish students, by culture and by ability and by the very nature of their liveliness, make a university a much more habitable place in terms of intellectual life. "

" I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too. "

" 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. "

" Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. "

" The notion of the large, massive public university that can exist in isolated splendor is dead. "

" What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth. "

" I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption. "

" 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. "

" So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible. "

" My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it. "

" Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious. "

" I tend to deal with most issues with humor... always have and always will. "

" 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. "

" The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong. "

" As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward. "

" I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously. "