Famous Quotes & Sayings

Part of what we do in the meetings is deal with business from the Senate Committee on Academic Affairs. A part of their job is approving new classes.

Our objective is we want their behavior to improve, their academic skills to improve and see their attendance records improve.

Our new coaching staff has adopted a 'hands-on' approach to monitoring study halls as well as setting the expectations for class attendance and performance. We have seen a remarkable improvement in the academic performance of the individual team members, but know that this is a ... responsibility that requires continuing attention.

It is good because it's our first bye week of the season. It'll be good, have an extra day off to chill, watch some film and concentrate on academics a little more.

Buzz Aldrin

I was an outsider. I was the egghead from academia who got in because the rules had changed. While I looked for validation from my fellow contemporaries, I instead found jealousy and envy. I did not find team spirit. This led to dissatisfaction, an unease.

It is pretty bizarre to see that many girls from the same class choose to go to the same college, ... especially when you consider the size of the school and the (high) academic standards. I think all of the girls will be happy with the choice. It looks like a great school. We're very happy Sam got in there.

Stansfield Turner

I think we ought to have a team out there somewhere today of Islamicists, Middle Eastern experts, academic experts and those things that says to us what could come next.

I think we're planning on doing that in the future instead of school assembly, ... We don't lose academic time during the school day for an assembly, and this way it's a lot easier to get the parents and the community involved.

I think whenever you balance academics and athletics and do it at a level of greatness, you're to be commended.

I see football in Montgomery changing, not for the better. The excitement and enthusiasm is not the same. There are so many things the kids can do now. Football is second priority. Academics kills us. Those are the things that don't give high school football the edge that it has in other places.

I see a kid who is getting a second chance to get the education he missed out on after high school. He has a chance to be academic all-conference.

I reviewed the textbook and I liked what I saw. I saw an academic text that steers clear of being a devotional text.

I returned to Princeton with a research assistantship on February 7, 1934, and remained there through the academic year 1934-35.

I remember when (graffiti film) 'Wild Style' came to the (Honolulu) Academy of Arts. We loaded up the family in the station wagon. At the theater it was us and a couple of hippies from UH.

From the minute you walk in, academics come first, ... There will be assignments, there will be reading, the whole nine yards.

From the first time I met him I had a good feeling. Just the way we connected, the way he carries himself. It was very appealing because he wasn't only stressing the basketball side but academics also.

For the shop owners, this reduces the cost and risk of bringing a very enthusiastic young worker into the shop. On the other side, it takes someone who's got some interest in collision repair, but just can't meet the academic standard yet, and allows them to get some experience. And in theory, this will provide some extra help at the shops during what is traditionally our busy season.

For most positions on campus, the market isn't defined by all of the other D-I basketball universities. The competition here, for our academic positions, is schools similar to us in mission, size and geographic location. But in basketball, since we've garnered significant national attention, our market became national.

David Irving

I have no academic qualifications whatsoever.

When you design a program without proper academic credentials and rigor, what you have is a diploma mill.

Benoit Mandelbrot

I was in an industrial laboratory because academia found me unsuitable

The Academy basically reflects the mood of the country. It really deals with what's happening politically and what's happening in personal relationships.

The Academy Awards red carpet has really become the biggest fashion show on Earth. And it really has become a designer race. It wasn't always like that.

The Academy Awards is a TV show that gives awards to movies. Now there are magazines that talk about the TV show that gives awards to movies.

The Academy Awards have become much bigger than a night on TV. It has become something we can build a marketing program around.

The academic quality of the university exceeds its reputation around the world.

The Achilles heel of academics is their status anxiety. The only way to attack them is with mockery.

The academy will just expand. It will be all ninth graders, but we will have 200 additional students over what we had last year. That's the big bubble coming through,

The academy will focus on reading, math, language arts, science and cutting-edge technology. Special attention will be afforded to critical thinking, problem-solving and employment skills.

The Academy tends to think that everybody watches to see who won Best Actress or Best Actor. The reality is, everybody's watching to see what they were wearing.

Philip Roth

The Academy tends to like to mix the expected with the unexpected choices,

Hans Frank

The Academy of German Law was the meeting place of the most prominent legal minds in Germany in the theoretical and practical fields.

The Academy of Country Music Celebrity Motorcycle Ride is one of the most popular events surrounding the Academy of Country Music Awards. What started off with just a few artists has turned into a star-studded event that makes this Country Music's Biggest Ride(TM).