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

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" Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries. "

" 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 believe that the future is determined by the great public universities. They educate 80 percent of the students and make the American Dream available. "

" Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious. "

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

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

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

" I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring. "

" What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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 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. "

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

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

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