Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Price

I probably wouldn't have even known about it, but my academic advisor called me and told me.

I played college football in an era when 220 pounds was still big enough to play in the line. As an undergraduate, my academics were not what you would call strong.

Bob McGrath

In the old days I'd see a lot more people with career or academic issues. Now it's more major depression.

Michael Ignatieff

In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with.

I (do it) because it supports the kids in their academic activities.

College will be a growing experience for me beyond academics and classes. Everyone here is older. We're adults. Everyone is forced to be mature. Nobody is going to hold your hand like they did in high school.

Colleges love to see that their student applicants have been on these academic programs. A student may be at the top of the class but if your good grades are all you have then colleges might think you're too narrow, ... Being in programs like the National Forensic League or Close Up, show that as a student you have a wide range of interests and some experience in different subjects -- it makes you a more attractive applicant.

Combining academic work with raising a family is a big challenge.

Diane Cilento

I believe academics think that if the child doesn't go to university, they aren't really a serious person and not worth paying the money for.

Bill Gross

If Fed Funds were expected to rise in the future, the curve would be positive with intermediate and long bonds requiring higher yields as a cushion against accelerating short rates. If the Fed were expected to lower rates, a flatter, even inverted curve might result. It's not that this academic theory has been dislodged in recent years but it may have been asked to take a seat next to the increasingly important variable of global financial flows. These flows, no doubt, rely critically on the willingness of foreign investors to hold U.S. assets in the face of potential currency and asset price depreciation.

Jack O'Connell

I'd fight tooth and nail to protect our high academic standards and to ensure sound science is protected in our classrooms.

I don't think that's true, that there are majors that can't study abroad.ÊIf there are students who want to, we have short-term or summer programs if they don't want to do a full academic semester, and we can also talk with the heads of their departments and try to work something out.

I don't think that's true, that there are majors that can't study abroad. If there are students who want to, we have short-term or summer programs if they don't want to do a full academic semester, and we can also talk with the heads of their departments and try to work something out.

Mark Dantonio

I asked him about that. They wanted to make the commitment to play one or the other. I brought up the basketball issue, but there was no interest in doing that. Right now, from an academic point of view, he needs to concentrate on one sport.

Jim Jeffords

I fear that this bill, without the sufficient resources, will merely highlight our shortcomings. I fear it will not provide the assistance, both financial and technical, that schools will need to meet the goals of having every student meet their full academic potential.

Being a full time coach doesn't mean that we practice more than other teams. In fact we have strict regulations about the length of our practices and playing season. The academic schedule here means that I rarely have a full team at any one practice!

His academic work on inflation targeting will be of great comfort to many market analysts and investors who are beginning to fret about inflation,

Christina knew she wanted to play basketball. She wanted to make sure that she also chose a school that fit her academic goals as well.

Sarah Miles

Children's social behavior can promote or undermine their learning. And their academic performance may have implications for their social behavior.

Cameron Russell

Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.

Before this, student services was in the administration building and financial aid was in the academic building. Everything was scattered across campus.

I'm very excited for our students, but am disappointed that so few teams participated. This is understandable, because academic decathlon requires a quite a bit of time and a strong commitment.

David Harris

In an exceptional field of applicants, Paul was the strongest candidate. We were especially impressed with the emphasis he places on academic performance and the overall integration of the student-athlete into campus life.

I really wanted to keep it more as a festival versus an academic conference, more interactive and creative.

In this day and age if you don't have these information and communication technology skills it's going to hamper your success and advancement in both the academic environment and the work force as well.

I have the perspective of both sides, being a teacher at the high school and being a coach. The kids have to recognize that we aren't trying to make it exclusive or too hard, but it should not be a right to be a participant in athletics it should be a privilege that should occur after the academic side is taken care of.

I really like the coaching staff a lot. I had a great time meeting the players. It's a great academic school, too.

He's someone who is respected and understands the academic world.

Mike Riley

He's smart, tough and takes care of his business. Joey already has made the academic achievement list. All we had to do was show him the classrooms and the weight room, and he's taken care of the rest.

He's the first to acknowledge he has academic learning to do. But there's nothing to suggest he won't be a quick study.

He's progressing really well. He's gone through some things back home, and because he's a junior college transfer, he had to pass a bunch of classes over the summer. So he did more academics than football. But he took care of (the academics) and passed his classes.

I didn't do so well in the academic world, so I think the only way I could express myself was through visual art - anything I could get my hands on, whether it was glassblowing, sculpture, painting, or photography. I always wanted to be a painter. Or a farmer.

Dave Clark

It says a great deal about our student-athletes to have a solid representation on the Academic All-League Team. I am extremely pleased and proud of our team for their successes both in the pool and the classroom.