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> [Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/being-president-of-a-major-public-university-is-the-most-political/)

[Gordon Gee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-gee/)

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## More by Gordon Gee

> [I believe everything learned in college is an answer to a question that someone has posed. Questions get posed differently and the answers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/i-believe-everything-learned-in-college-is-an-answer-to-a-question/)

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> [I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/i-spent-the-first-18-years-of-my-life-in-the-pastoral-town-of-vernal/)

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> [The arts, quite simply, nourish the soul. They sustain, comfort, inspire. There is nothing like that exquisite moment when you first discover the beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/the-arts-quite-simply-nourish-the-soul-they-sustain-comfort-inspire/)

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> [I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/i-often-have-said-that-to-be-a-college-president-you-need-a-thick/)

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> [A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/a-truly-great-university-is-a-nucleus-of-artistic-expression-it/)

[Gordon Gee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-gee/)

> [Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/being-president-of-a-major-public-university-is-the-most-political/)

[Gordon Gee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-gee/)

> [I am not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/i-am-not-a-scientist-i-have-never-analyzed-the-far-reaches-of-the/)

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> [Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/intellectual-curiosity-drove-einstein-to-some-of-the-world-s-most/)

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> [You can’t trust those damn Catholics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/you-can-t-trust-those-damn-catholics/)

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> [I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/i-believe-that-it-is-higher-education-s-purpose-and-calling-to-keep/)

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> [As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/as-one-of-the-country-s-largest-land-grant-universities-ohio-state/)

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> [To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/to-be-sure-american-higher-education-is-a-diverse-ecosystem/)

[Gordon Gee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-gee/)

> [The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/the-ohio-state-university-has-a-rich-if-quiet-heritage-of-the-arts/)

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> [If people want to pigeon hole you then just view it as an opportunity to prove them wrong and show that you are different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/if-people-want-to-pigeon-hole-you-then-just-view-it-as-an-opportunity/)

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> [College graduates work in every sector of the American economy, and the research engines incubated within our universities generate a wealth of ideas and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-gee/college-graduates-work-in-every-sector-of-the-american-economy-and/)

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