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" Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me. "

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" 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 believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements. "

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

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

" I love this university, and although I might be retiring from the presidency, my work with Ohio State will continue. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves. "

" 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. "

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