American - Educator | February 2, 1944 -
I believe we have the best football coach in the country in Urban Meyer. I had the privilege of hiring him, as you know, and I think he is doing fabulous work.
Gordon Gee
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I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption.
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At least for me, I believe that one learns from one's mistakes. And I made significant mistakes, and I learned from them.
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You have great athletic directors, you let them run it; you keep yourself informed, but I'm not the athletic director. I'm the president of the university.
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Jewish students, by culture and by ability and by the very nature of their liveliness, make a university a much more habitable place in terms of intellectual life.
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I think what any student adds is the ideas they bring.
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We're going to make certain that we set a very high standard for ourselves.
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In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.
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Every time I get a lot of money, I cry, and I got a lot of tears left.
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Sitting on a corporate board is a hobby for me.
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Let me just be very clear: I'm just hopeful the coach doesn't dismiss me.
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I have a passion for academic life, a passion for students and for the ability and the narrative of a university to make a difference in the world in which they reside.
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