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

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth. "

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

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

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" Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me. "

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

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

" I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes. "

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

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

" I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Jewish students, by culture and by ability and by the very nature of their liveliness, make a university a much more habitable place in terms of intellectual life. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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