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" In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader. "
Gordon Gee
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" I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy. "
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" The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football. "
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" I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy. "
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" Online is ridiculous. Places like Ohio State bring people here together, and students teach each other. "
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Bring
" 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. "
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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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Get
Foot
Go
" I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates. "
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Where
Been
Completion
" I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience. "
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Quality
" 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. "
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Strength
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. "
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World
Make A Difference
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" I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim. "
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Anywhere
Would
" Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me. "
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Corporate
Sitting
Me
" 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
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Lens
" 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
" 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
" Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. "
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Me
Just
Just Be
" 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
" 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'm probably one of most quotable guys in America. "
Gordon Gee
America
Most
Guys
" I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring. "
Gordon Gee
Bring
Student
I Think
" Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries. "
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Most
Curiosity
Important
" In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything. "
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Everyone
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" Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around. "
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Political
Office
President
" We play very fine schools on any given day. "
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Fine
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" Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it. "
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Need
Money