No scientist, engineer, writer, psychologist, artist, or physician - and certainly no scholar, and therefore no serious university faculty member - pursues his or her vocation by getting right answers from a set of prescribed alternatives that trivialize complexity and… — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
At best, most college presidents are running something that is somewhere between a faltering corporation and a hotel. — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
Learning, like love, death and eating, are fundamental human activities. It's at the core of human existence and its character has a resilience of… — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
No scientist, engineer, writer, psychologist, artist, or physician - and certainly no scholar, and therefore no serious university faculty member - pursues his or… — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
Schooling, by definition, must be conservative. It is naturally dependent on an older generation’s level of knowledge and sense of values. — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
I know nothing about this subject, but I do have prejudices, which I am more than happy to share with you. — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
If Beethoven were sent to nursery school today, they would medicate him, and he would be a postal clerk. — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
