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Universities Quotes

In schools, including universities, most resources are spent to purchase the time and motivation of a limited number of people to take up predetermined problems in a ritually defined setting. The most radical alternative to school would be a network or service which gave each man the same opportunity to share his current concern with others motivated by the same concern Picture Quote #1

To misstate, or even merely understate, the relation of the universities to beauty is one kind of error that can be made. A university is among the precious things that can be destroyed Picture Quote #1

If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week Picture Quote #1

There’s enough food in this world. There’s enough housing in this world. There’s enough shelter in this world. There’s enough clothing in this world. There’s enough teachers, there’s enough universities for everybody’s needs to be met, and the reasons they aren’t is not because of lack of resources. It’s because of distribution, and that’s the politics of hate, which is why this is a movement against that. It’s a politics of love Picture Quote #1

If it is noticed that much of my outside work concerns itelf with libraries, there is an extremely good reason for this. I think that the better part of my education, almost as important as that secured in the schools and the universities, came from libraries Picture Quote #1

So when I appear as a kind of shamanistic figure, or allude to it, I do it to stress my belief in other priorities and the need to come up with a completely different plan for working with substances. For instance, in places like universities, where everyone speaks so rationally, it is necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear Picture Quote #1

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A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge Picture Quote #1

Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It’s time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world Picture Quote #1

I haven’t been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I’m not silent Picture Quote #1

Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment Picture Quote #1

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it’s how I earned a living Picture Quote #1

Traditionally, universities have seen size as potentially dilutive to quality. If you doubled the size of campus and faculty, most would argue that you would make it a less compelling school. However, online schools will be as good as their classroom peers only if they are large enough to afford a substantial and ongoing investment Picture Quote #1

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Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they’ll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony Picture Quote #1

I think the universities as we know them will be dead in a future years. I’d like to see them replaced by something better, instead of something worse, and it’s not clear which way it will go Picture Quote #1

As I visualize it, the business of the future will be a scientific, social and economic unit. It will be vigorously creative in pure science where its contributions will compare with those of the universities Picture Quote #1

Energy and curiosity are the lifeblood of universities; the desire to find out, to uncover, to dig deeper, to puzzle out obscurities, is the spirit of the university, and it is a channelling of that unresting curiosity that holds mankind together Picture Quote #1

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives Picture Quote #1

As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system Picture Quote #1

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Universities have come to realize that online is not a fad. The question is not whether to engage in this area but how to do it Picture Quote #1

Some jobs are so dirty you can only send in someone who has the finely honed hatred of liberals acquired at elite universities to do them Picture Quote #1

I never really felt like my age stopped people from wanting to work with me. I was speaking at conferences and lecturing at universities at 18, and I think that was mainly because web developing and management was a really young industry Picture Quote #1

We thought of universities as the cathedrals of the modern world. In the middle ages, the cathedral was the center and symbol of the city. In the modern world, its place could be taken by the university Picture Quote #1

Ocean’s remarkable stories, depth of commitment, and eloquent communication make him a fantastic resource for conferences, universities, and indeed everyone who wants a potent dose of grounded inspiration Picture Quote #1

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Sadness is one of the best universities in life! Though bad things take good things from us, they do give us useful things as well! Picture Quote #1

The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don’t have to work hard Picture Quote #1

Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes Picture Quote #1

I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt very helpless. As an economist, I had no tool in my tool box to fix that kind of situation Picture Quote #1

I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture Picture Quote #1

What is the matter with universities is that the students are school children, whereas it is of the very essence of university education that they should be adults Picture Quote #1

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In schools, including universities, most resources are spent to purchase the time and motivation of a limited number of people to take up predetermined problems in a ritually defined setting. The most radical alternative to school would be a network or service which gave each man the same opportunity to share his current concern with others motivated by the same concern (Universities Quotes) To misstate, or even merely understate, the relation of the universities to beauty is one kind of error that can be made. A university is among the precious things that can be destroyed (Universities Quotes) If universities want to save a little money, they ought to make some cutbacks in administration and in faculty people who teach one class a week (Universities Quotes) There’s enough food in this world. There’s enough housing in this world. There’s enough shelter in this world. There’s enough clothing in this world. There’s enough teachers, there’s enough universities for everybody’s needs to be met, and the reasons they aren’t is not because of lack of resources. It’s because of distribution, and that’s the politics of hate, which is why this is a movement against that. It’s a politics of love (Universities Quotes) If it is noticed that much of my outside work concerns itelf with libraries, there is an extremely good reason for this. I think that the better part of my education, almost as important as that secured in the schools and the universities, came from libraries (Universities Quotes) So when I appear as a kind of shamanistic figure, or allude to it, I do it to stress my belief in other priorities and the need to come up with a completely different plan for working with substances. For instance, in places like universities, where everyone speaks so rationally, it is necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear (Universities Quotes) A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge (Universities Quotes) Universities used to prepare young adults for the real world. I dare say the graduates today go in without a clue and graduate without a clue. It’s time to acknowledge the college degree is not worth what it was in the past. Times are changing, and so is the way we prepare our youth to survive in a competitive world (Universities Quotes) I haven’t been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I’m not silent (Universities Quotes) Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment (Universities Quotes) I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it’s how I earned a living (Universities Quotes) Traditionally, universities have seen size as potentially dilutive to quality. If you doubled the size of campus and faculty, most would argue that you would make it a less compelling school. However, online schools will be as good as their classroom peers only if they are large enough to afford a substantial and ongoing investment (Universities Quotes) Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they’ll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony (Universities Quotes) I think the universities as we know them will be dead in a future years. I’d like to see them replaced by something better, instead of something worse, and it’s not clear which way it will go (Universities Quotes) As I visualize it, the business of the future will be a scientific, social and economic unit. It will be vigorously creative in pure science where its contributions will compare with those of the universities (Universities Quotes) Energy and curiosity are the lifeblood of universities; the desire to find out, to uncover, to dig deeper, to puzzle out obscurities, is the spirit of the university, and it is a channelling of that unresting curiosity that holds mankind together (Universities Quotes) Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives (Universities Quotes) As countries embrace mass higher education, the cost of maintaining universities increases dramatically relative to an elite system (Universities Quotes) Universities have come to realize that online is not a fad. The question is not whether to engage in this area but how to do it (Universities Quotes) Universities want to recruit the students that they believe will best represent the university while in school and beyond. Students with a robust social media presence and clearly defined personal brand stand to become only more influential (Universities Quotes) Some jobs are so dirty you can only send in someone who has the finely honed hatred of liberals acquired at elite universities to do them (Universities Quotes) I never really felt like my age stopped people from wanting to work with me. I was speaking at conferences and lecturing at universities at 18, and I think that was mainly because web developing and management was a really young industry (Universities Quotes) We thought of universities as the cathedrals of the modern world. In the middle ages, the cathedral was the center and symbol of the city. In the modern world, its place could be taken by the university (Universities Quotes) Ocean’s remarkable stories, depth of commitment, and eloquent communication make him a fantastic resource for conferences, universities, and indeed everyone who wants a potent dose of grounded inspiration (Universities Quotes) Sadness is one of the best universities in life! Though bad things take good things from us, they do give us useful things as well! (Universities Quotes) The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don’t have to work hard (Universities Quotes) Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes (Universities Quotes) I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt very helpless. As an economist, I had no tool in my tool box to fix that kind of situation (Universities Quotes) I think that a failure of statistical thinking is the major intellectual shortcoming of our universities, journalism and intellectual culture (Universities Quotes) What is the matter with universities is that the students are school children, whereas it is of the very essence of university education that they should be adults (Universities Quotes)

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