Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Blair Henry

It's probably indicative that I was destined for an academic career that I'm 6-5 and I lost the slam-dunk championship to somebody 5-8. I was a lot better at math.

Judith Butler

The principle of academic freedom is designed to make sure that powers outside the university, including government and corporations, are not able to control the curriculum or intervene in extra-mural speech.

When you hear people taking three hours, it raises a lot of questions. And I think the academic staff and everybody doesn't want to raise the issue and have somebody call them. Or have the NCAA call them again asking what is going on.

When you look at 2005, which overflowed with remakes and sequels, I think that the Academy recognized that the best films came from independent filmmakers not the big studios.

We've got to fix that. Some of that is being taken care of by managing the facility and reprioritization. It's a multi-use facility. We share that with the university's academic mission.

We've got three pillars that we're going to try and build this program around. The first is academic integrity. The second is social responsibility. We want good citizens. Third is competitive excellence. When I evaluate our program on those three pillars, I think we're making good progress.

David Williams

When I went up to Michigan State, its presentation was more aggressive than Kent State and academics was pushed more. The coaches showed me film of what they want me to do and I've been doing what they showed me my whole life.

Al Golden

We personally make sure they hand their papers in. Every day, our coaches have 2½ hours on their schedule to spend with the players. Our coaches are required to personally meet with the academic counselors and have copies of their players' class schedules and syllabuses. And yes, we have been personally checking classes. We're already getting the right results.

With a game like this, you have to look at the players that have played on both sides in the past, and all of the things that they've accomplished, and the games that have gone on between them, and the institutions themselves. You have two of the finest academic institutions in the country, and then you combine that with the football tradition. That kind of rivalry isn't found anywhere else in the country.

Who was I to determine what the strength and conditioning people needed or the medical and rehab people needed or the academic people needed for computers, quiet rooms and lecture halls?

Those with an academic approach bring really quite a keen mind to the party but not necessarily an awareness of the reality of the markets and economic activity.

We can't lose an inordinate number of people to academic and character issues.

We've had a training program here before and we'd love to have it back. I think it's something that's in the works. It's just a matter of how you want to get it done, because that's more of an academic issue, more than an athletic issue. The administration has to say they want to have it and then you go from there.

We'll just keep playing, it's not a big deal. These kids will forget about it and move on. We have Latin Academy next and that will be a tough game. Hopefully we can come back and do a better job.

Arlen Specter

We all have a responsibility to ask probing questions to determine qualification beyond academic and professional standing.

There is a lot of pressure for test scores and academic performance, but being a part of creating something brings about an energy. My students work together in a better way because of the opera.

Up until now, people had very little access to see Academy short nominations before the Academy ceremony.

The reason that we won't see a huge shift in the number of low-income students who are attending Harvard and Yale is that the academic expectations are so high that while there are some students who would qualify, the numbers are not huge.

The Oscar gap that exists between the academy and its audience isn't snobbery or liberal elitism as much as it reflects a different grading scale. Most moviegoers look for entertainment, while the academy looks for art.

John Ford

There is still a gap between academia and practice. I hope to put things in terminology that is accessible. Besides, if the practitioner can't make use of the information, then what have we done?

We've heard nothing at all about the graduation contract since the 2004-05 academic year ended. Nothing has happened at all.

Why build a mega-high school when smaller configurations seem to foster a better academic environment?

Justin Tuck

You have to be equal at both - great at football and great at dedicating yourself to the academics at Notre Dame. It's hard. There are no rooty-toot classes for athletes in South Bend.

This year's winners show a devotion to their schools, a proven record of academic success and strong faith values. Like those scholarship recipients who have gone before them, this group is outstanding in every way.

We are sorry to be losing Michael but he wants to transfer to another school at this time. We wish him nothing but the best of luck in his future academic and basketball endeavors.

To the extent that tenure supports academic freedom, I support tenure. I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom.

Flea

A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.

Isabella Rossellini

I graduated from Academy of Fashion and Costume Design in Rome. At first, I thought I was going to be a costume designer for films, and then I ended up working in fashion - not as a designer, but mostly as a model.

When our recruits visit Swarthmore, we have them stay with current team members. We want them to get a taste not only of what the team is like, but also show them the academic and social life on campus.

The reason why I chose these projects is because it combines a lot of academic skills.

There has been an evolution in his thinking. . . . He is much more aware of the subtleties of making this work in the American political process. He is not an egghead academic who doesn't get it. He knows how to learn and operate in the real world.

There has been a frustration that some of the economic impact studies have been less than complete. It's worth us just challenging academics as a whole and commissioning our own study to see what the facts are.

We thought it was a good opportunity to have well known academic theologians speak on a variety of topics.