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Gordon Gee quotes: If people want to pigeon hole you then just view it as an opportunity to prove them wrong and show that you are different to what they think you are.

If people want to pigeon hole you then just view it as an opportunity to prove them wrong and show that you are different to what they think you are.

Gordon Gee quotes: We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves.

We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves.

Gordon Gee quotes: The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

The strength of the American higher education system is that it is a multifaceted, multi-layered system, and that is what makes us very strong.

Gordon Gee quotes: I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

I believe that it is higher education's purpose and calling to keep open the door to the American dream.

Gordon Gee quotes: What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth.

What I should do is go over to the surgical suites and get my foot extricated from my mouth.

Gordon Gee quotes: A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

A truly great university is a nucleus of artistic expression. It fosters creative, critical thought, and serves as a platform for civil discourse.

Gordon Gee quotes: People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.

People look at me like I'm crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.

Gordon Gee quotes: Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.

Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world's most important discoveries.

Gordon Gee quotes: The universities of the 21st century are going to be the smokestacks of the century.

The universities of the 21st century are going to be the smokestacks of the century.

Gordon Gee quotes: I'm the seventh chancellor at Vanderbilt; Bobby Johnson is the 25th head football coach. That shows a lack of commitment to attract and retain.

I'm the seventh chancellor at Vanderbilt; Bobby Johnson is the 25th head football coach. That shows a lack of commitment to attract and retain.

Gordon Gee quotes: I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

Gordon Gee quotes: Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.

Continue to surprise those who would put you in a neat demographic. Be insistently curious.

Gordon Gee quotes: Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me.

Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me.

Gordon Gee quotes: My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it.

My mouth is sore from continually extracting my foot from it.

Gordon Gee quotes: When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.

When the fabric of the universe becomes unknown, it is the duty of the university to produce weavers.

Gordon Gee quotes: I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates.

I've been president of Brown and chancellor of Vanderbilt, where they have very high completion rates.

Gordon Gee quotes: I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously.

I simply take serious issues seriously, but I do not take myself seriously.

Gordon Gee quotes: Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left.

Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left.

Gordon Gee quotes: As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.

As one of the country's largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.

Gordon Gee quotes: Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me.

Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me.

Gordon Gee quotes: In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.

In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.

Gordon Gee quotes: I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling.

I believe being president of a private institution is a remarkable experience, but at Ohio State, it's a calling.

Gordon Gee quotes: So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.

So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.

Gordon Gee quotes: I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption.

I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption.

Gordon Gee quotes: Online is ridiculous. Places like Ohio State bring people here together, and students teach each other.

Online is ridiculous. Places like Ohio State bring people here together, and students teach each other.

Gordon Gee quotes: The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts.

The Ohio State University has a rich - if quiet - heritage of the arts.

Gordon Gee quotes: I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America.

I'm probably one of most quotable guys in America.

Gordon Gee quotes: What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football.

What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football.

Gordon Gee quotes: To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

To be sure, American higher education is a diverse ecosystem, comprising institutions of all sizes, price tags, and mission statements.

Gordon Gee quotes: I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

Gordon Gee quotes: You can't trust those damn Catholics.

You can't trust those damn Catholics.

Gordon Gee quotes: I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy.

I am trying to prioritize and keep everything in balance, which for me is not easy.

Gordon Gee quotes: We play very fine schools on any given day.

We play very fine schools on any given day.

Gordon Gee quotes: In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything.

In a very complex world, you can no longer expect everyone to be great at everything.

Gordon Gee quotes: At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them.

At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them.

Gordon Gee quotes: I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience.

I think everyone needs to focus on the quality of the undergraduate experience.

Gordon Gee quotes: I tend to deal with most issues with humor ... always have and always will.

I tend to deal with most issues with humor ... always have and always will.

Gordon Gee quotes: I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes.

I got all sorts of great Nebraska jokes.

Gordon Gee quotes: The notion of the large, massive public university that can exist in isolated splendor is dead.

The notion of the large, massive public university that can exist in isolated splendor is dead.

Gordon Gee quotes: I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.

I think we can be competitive on and off the field and create a model where our athletes are scholars and learners, too.

Gordon Gee quotes: I love this university, and although I might be retiring from the presidency, my work with Ohio State will continue.

I love this university, and although I might be retiring from the presidency, my work with Ohio State will continue.

Gordon Gee quotes: If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale.

If we make a difference in Ohio, we can make a difference on a national scale.

Gordon Gee quotes: Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it.

Poland not only has a capable military but also is strong economically and does not need money being raised for it.

Gordon Gee quotes: I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring.

I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring.

Gordon Gee quotes: I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy.

I am a bit odd. I am somewhat evangelical. But I am not crazy.

Gordon Gee quotes: Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.

Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.

Gordon Gee quotes: I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim.

I did not want to go anywhere where I would be interim.