Academic Quotes

460 Academic quotes by 399 unique authors

I was at a small private school in London. I wasn't very academic. My dad said to me, 'OK, you might as well leave, since… — Robert Pattinson
I also believe that academic freedom should protect the right of a professor or student to advocate Marxism, socialism, communism, or any other minority viewpoint… — Richard M. Nixon
Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see. The… — Elliott Erwitt
For the academic the rhetorical sense of superiority through the possession of knowledge is essential for facing the daily grind, turning again to the otherwise… — Robin Winks
Most important, [research on affirmative action] has completely failed to show that affirmative action ever closes the academic gap between minorities and whites. And failing… — Shelby Steele
Academic disciplines are subject to being overtaken by attacks of "knowingness"- a state of mind and soul that prevents shudders of awe and makes one… — Richard Rorty
US academic institutions are being bought via funding by biotechnology firms which exert a vice-like grip on the US government. — Ignacio Chapela
It was inspiring to learn of the new Bachelor of Environmental Studies Program, and I congratulate you for it. Singapore is geographically in the right… — E. O. Wilson
Thanks to my solid academic training, today I can write hundreds of words on virtually any topic without possessing a shred of information which is… — Dave Barry
I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if… — Jimmy Smits
No one ever sees the sleepless nights, the years of studying and 14-hour days earning your dues. I spent three years isolated in an academic… — Kunal Nayyar
Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from… — Werner Herzog
I think there are definitely two types of student: the academic kids and the 50% who fail. It's very clear to see - it's fact.… — Jamie Oliver
I had been writing for about twelve years. I knew pretty well how you could find things out, but I had never been trained in… — David McCullough
Academics tend to have wonderfully infantile senses of humor. — John Lithgow
I like roles that are on the extreme ends of the spectrum, and there's special appeal in exploring these slightly forgotten plays that people might… — Geoffrey Rush
Nobody wants to be a lawyer - it's hard work. But it was kind of my academic route. — Vinny Guadagnino
What I want you to do is just take it as it is. Don't think too much. If you get involved with thinking about it,… — Masaaki Hatsumi
I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time. — Peter Straub
I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic. — Dayo Okeniyi
Most academic economists know nothing of economy. In fact, they know little of anything. — Edward Abbey
There will have to be rigid and iron discipline before we achieve anything great and enduring, and that discipline will not come by mere academic… — Mahatma Gandhi
There's no difference between lyrics and poetry. Words are words. The only difference is the people who are in academic positions and call themselves poets… — Van Morrison
At the end of your lives you will not be judged by academic successes, the degrees or diplomas earned, the positions held, the material wealth… — Howard W. Hunter
This is an historic day for American public education and for our nation as we begin the journey to level the academic playing field for… — Unknown Author

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