Gordon Gee

Educator

1944-02-02

Quotes by Gordon Gee

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

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

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• I am not a scientist. I have never analyzed the far reaches of the solar system through the lens of a telescope nor scrutinized cancer cells under a microscope.

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• Founded when Abraham Lincoln believed education could lead the nation out of its darkest days, Ohio State now provides a powerful platform of interdisciplinary academic programs, world-class scholars, outstanding students, and extensive research capabilities.

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