Able Quote by Oral Roberts

It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life.

— Vincent Massey

There is nothing like oratory, it is a skill that can turn a commoner into a king.

— Winston Churchill

ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.

— Ambrose Bierce

Some of the greatest and most lasting effects of genuine oratory have gone forth from secluded lecture desks into the hearts of quiet groups…

— Woodrow Wilson

I still believe that the university is a place where people can develop their minds and learn skills, but also they can develop their…

— Henri Nouwen

“University is where people go to 'find themselves' which is all well and good, but it should not be assumed that you will like…

— Jon Richardson

“A university is a human invention for the transmission of knowledge and culture from generation to generation, through the training of quick minds and…

— W.E.B. Du Bois

The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

— Anonymous

A university is not, primarily, a place in which to learn how to make a living; it is a place in which to learn…

— Sydney J. Harris

An institution of higher education is a partnership among students and alumni, faculty and administrators, donors and trustees, neighborhoods and more, to build a…

— Ben Sasse

The justification for a university is that it preserves the connection between knowledge and the zest of life, by uniting the young and the…

— Alfred North Whitehead