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" I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim. "

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" At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them. "

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

" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Make A Difference

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

" 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.' "

" A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse. "

" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "

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

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

" We play very fine schools on any given day. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it. "

" 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. "

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

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

" In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything. "

" The universities of the 21st century are going to be the smokestacks of the century. "

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

" Online is ridiculous. Places like Ohio State bring people here together, and students teach each other. "

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

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

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

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

" Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left. "

" 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. "