I never went to college and I was raised in Arkansas so there wasn't a lot of academic language being thrown around… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
The resources of a university, of a college, should not be wasted in merely academic pursuits. — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
There's an academic tradition called the 'Last Lecture.' Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
It's an academic book, and it's discussed under academic criteria. German historians cultivate so-called objectivity. They persuade themselves that they can switch… — Gotz Aly Copy Share Image
At the end of your lives you will not be judged by academic successes, the degrees or diplomas earned, the positions held,… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practicing shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade)… — Nevill Drury Copy Share Image
I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was… — Zosia Mamet Copy Share Image
I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while… — Derek Bok Copy Share Image
This is a large part of the academic profession: to make up complex, subtle arguments that are childishly ridiculous but are enveloped… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I turned 15, I left school having failed to make the minimum grade. With little direction I enlisted at the local… — Rene Redzepi Copy Share Image
I think for what success looks like for me, it is a world in which you can look at the achievement scores,… — Michelle Rhee Copy Share Image
I found that Steve's passion for wildlife and willingness to lay his life on the line so exciting. What you have in… — Terri Irwin Copy Share Image
Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform… — Gordon Gee Copy Share Image
For many years I had been deeply identified with thinking and the painful, heavy emotions that had accumulated inside. My thought activity… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
There's a lot of things to learn, starting with you'd better caution people just as the State Department cautioned people, especially those… — Jerome A. Cohen Copy Share Image
I live in New York, and Clara lives in Recife. The character is Brazilian, and as I read the script, I felt… — Sonia Braga Copy Share Image
I wasn't sporty or academic, so to avoid getting picked on I'd play the fool. — Lee Evans Copy Share Image
Academic staff rather enjoy coming to conclusions, but they don't like coming to decisions at all. — Baron Annan Noel Annan Copy Share Image
There is no question we need higher academic standards and at the local level the rigor of the Common Core state standards… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
I just decided that I didn't want to be in the academic world, because it was [really] too easy for me at… — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
Homicide is the major leagues, the center ring, the show. It always has been ... It goes beyond academic degrees, specialized training… — David Simon Copy Share Image
Terror became a big issue when the Reagan Administration came in. They immediately announced [their plans] and kind of disparaged Carter's alleged… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Accepting money from the federal government to conduct research places academic inquiry in the service of national interests. — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
