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" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Think
Believe
Best
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" The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts. "
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Quiet
Arts
University
" Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it. "
Gordon Gee
Strong
Need
Money
" I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim. "
Gordon Gee
Want
Anywhere
Would
" 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.' "
Gordon Gee
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Conference
Everyone
" A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse. "
Gordon Gee
Thought
Creative
Discourse
" At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them. "
Gordon Gee
Me
Believe
Mistakes
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Coach
Lack
Head
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Education
Strength
Strong
" I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption. "
Gordon Gee
President
Joke
University
" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "
Gordon Gee
Nebraska
Jokes
Got
" The universities of the 21st century are going to be the smokestacks of the century. "
Gordon Gee
21st Century
Universities
Going
" I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream. "
Gordon Gee
American Dream
Door
Purpose
" I tend to deal with most issues with humor... always have and always will. "
Gordon Gee
Issues
Humor
Will
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Good
Need
You
" As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward. "
Gordon Gee
Ohio
Play
Country
" I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy. "
Gordon Gee
Easy
Me
Balance
" If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale. "
Gordon Gee
Make A Difference
Ohio
Difference
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Work
Research
American
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Community
Me
Look
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Director
You
Run
" What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football. "
Gordon Gee
Know
Football
Look
" I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America. "
Gordon Gee
America
Most
Guys
" I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy. "
Gordon Gee
Bit
Crazy
I Am
" Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. "
Gordon Gee
Me
Just
Just Be
" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "
Gordon Gee
Important
Very
Times
" Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries. "
Gordon Gee
Most
Curiosity
Important
" Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. "
Gordon Gee
Political
Office
President
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
World
Make A Difference
Passion
" We play very fine schools on any given day. "
Gordon Gee
Day
Fine
Play
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Soul
Moment
Beauty