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" I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America. "
Gordon Gee
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" 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
" So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible. "
Gordon Gee
More
Challenge
College
" I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously. "
Gordon Gee
Seriously
Serious
Myself
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
American Dream
American
Future
" 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
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Research
Nation
Powerful
" I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy. "
Gordon Gee
Easy
Me
Balance
" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "
Gordon Gee
Important
Very
Times
" 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
" If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale. "
Gordon Gee
Make A Difference
Ohio
Difference
" When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers. "
Gordon Gee
Universe
Unknown
Duty
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
Book
Life
Mountains
" Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left. "
Gordon Gee
Time
Money
Cry
" The notion of the large, massive public university that can exist in isolated splendor is dead. "
Gordon Gee
Large
University
Exist
" Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. "
Gordon Gee
Me
Just
Just Be
" 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
" What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth. "
Gordon Gee
Get
Foot
Go
" 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
" 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 believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling. "
Gordon Gee
Ohio
Believe
I Believe
" 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. "
Gordon Gee
I Am
Cancer
Lens
" 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
" 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 think what any student adds is the ideas they bring. "
Gordon Gee
Bring
Student
I Think
" 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
" My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it. "
Gordon Gee
Sore
Mouth
Continually
" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "
Gordon Gee
Nebraska
Jokes
Got
" Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me. "
Gordon Gee
Corporate
Sitting
Me
" I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too. "
Gordon Gee
Field
Competitive
Create
" I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates. "
Gordon Gee
Where
Been
Completion