University Quotes

Small: The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I like cricket. Not a very good reaso
"The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I like cricket. Not a very good reason to want to go, but as good as any, I suppose"
Jeffrey Bernard, Journalist
Small: University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small
"University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small"
Henry A. Kissinger, Statesman
Small: We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meet
"We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan"
Patrick Stewart, Actor
Small: I dont expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places
Linus Torvalds
"I don't expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places"
Linus Torvalds, Businessman
Small: I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two
Camryn Manheim
"I learned how to sign because when I was growing up in California in order to get into college you needed two semesters of language to get into a University of California school"
Camryn Manheim, Actress
Small: Ive been employed by the University of Helsinki, and theyve been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing
Linus Torvalds
"I've been employed by the University of Helsinki, and they've been perfectly happy to keep me employed and doing Linux"
Linus Torvalds, Businessman
Small: Its the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour
Keenen Ivory Wayans
"It's the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour"
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Comedian
Small: I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring
"I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring"
Jim Evans, Athlete
Small: I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world
Clifford Geertz
"I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world"
Clifford Geertz, Scientist
Small: Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota
Dave Winfield
"Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota"
Dave Winfield, Athlete
Small: Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I have incredibly
Laurel Clark
"Other than motherhood, the eight years that I spent at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I have incredibly fond memories of. It's a beautiful place, with four seasons up in Wisconsin. And really wonderful people"
Laurel Clark, Astronaut
Small: Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform th
"Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform the University of Utah because we thought that they might need to take patent protection"
Martin Fleischmann, Scientist
Small: The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the d
Harold Bloom
"The world gets older, without getting either better or worse and so does literature. But I do think that the drab current phenomenon that passes for literary studies in the university will finally provide its own corrective"
Harold Bloom, Critic
Small: Everywhere I go Im asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they dont stifle enough
"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them"
Kate O'Brien, Novelist
Small: Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system
Adam Schiff
"Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system"
Adam Schiff, Politician
Small: At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of dow
Adam Schiff
"At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging"
Adam Schiff, Politician
Small: When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war
"When it came time to go to the University, it was during the war"
Daniel J. Evans, Politician
Small: I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship
"I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship"
Anthony Anderson, Actor
Small: The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments every
Ad Reinhardt
"The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments everywhere. It might be the worst department now, and yet at one point it was the best in the country"
Ad Reinhardt, Artist
Small: Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University
"Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University"
Patricia Clarkson, Actress
Small: Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university level. But it cant
"Too many people think that economics is this subject that should wait until the university level. But it can't wait that long"
Robert Duvall, Actor
Small: Id probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect it would be English
"I'd probably want to teach at university, because children would drive me insane. I suspect it would be English literature, Shakespeare and so forth. I've always been deeply, deeply in love with that kind of thing"
Stephen Fry, Comedian
Small: I went to college in Ohio, at Ohio University, and I graduated two years ago
"I went to college in Ohio, at Ohio University, and I graduated two years ago"
Piper Perabo, Actress
Small: The next day I was put on paid leave from my new job at Louisiana State University. This is very painful to me
"The next day I was put on paid leave from my new job at Louisiana State University. This is very painful to me, though once again I understand the circumstances in which my employers find themselves in light of these actions taken against me"
Steven Hatfill, Scientist
Small: I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of
"I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards"
Hugh Dancy, Actor
Small: Since then I have held many jobs at museums in Colorado and Wyoming. I have also taught summer courses at the
Robert T. Bakker
"Since then I have held many jobs at museums in Colorado and Wyoming. I have also taught summer courses at the University of Colorado"
Robert T. Bakker, Scientist
Small: If a university officials letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before shes
"If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech - which then leads to Facebook postings demanding that Ann Coulter be hurt, a massive riot and a police-ordered cancellation of the speech - is not hate speech, then there is no such thing as hate speech"
Ann Coulter, Journalist
Small: It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that
"It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
Small: Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department
Beth Henley
"Then I went off to Southern Methodist University in Dallas. They had a really wonderful theatre department"
Beth Henley, Playwright
Small: The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appr
"The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
Small: Its well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a ge
"Its well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman"
William Congreve, Poet
Small: Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average
Anthony Burgess
"Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000. Books in an average neighborhood branch library: 20,000"
Anthony Burgess, Novelist
Small: And for me, its been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I wor
"And for me, it's been, not only where I learned, but the people that I met there. Most of the people that I work with are guys that, one way or another, have been associated with the university"
Jon Secada, Musician
Small: I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States
"I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States"
Richard Ernst, Scientist
Small: War was my university. Everything has proceeded from there
"War was my university. Everything has proceeded from there"
Paul Virilio, Writer
Small: The phenomenon of university creative writing programs doesnt exist in France. The whole idea is regarded as a
"The phenomenon of university creative writing programs doesn't exist in France. The whole idea is regarded as a novelty, or an oddity"
Marilyn Hacker, Poet
Small: After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for
"After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics"
Vernon L. Smith, Economist
Small: In fact, it used to be a joke if you studied at a University
"In fact, it used to be a joke if you studied at a University"
Tony Randall, Actor
Small: I did, although I didnt read from page 1 to page 187 but I read chunks of it. I did a little bit of science wh
Liam Neeson
"I did, although I didn't read from page 1 to page 187 but I read chunks of it. I did a little bit of science when I was in the university so I was able to understand the graphs and pie charts and stuff like that. It was extremely dry"
Liam Neeson, Actor
Small: You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out
"You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses"
John Hickenlooper, Politician