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University Quotes

Prestige, identity, and belonging on campus.

This collection ranges widely - naming specific institutions known for producing Nobel laureates, and an old proposal for provinces to have universities while counties get simpler day schools. See Education.

Neither the University of Michigan nor its law school uses a quota system.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains persistent and discouraging.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus which puts particular emphasis on the education of undergraduates within the framework of a College system.

Quotes by Abraham Robinson

I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

College Quotes

The university is our culture's assertion that what is made by the mind has value and can convey values.

Quotes by A. Bartlett Giamatti

Let's try to count the number of Nobel prize-winners that have emerged from scientific centres of excellence like the Weizmann Institute and Haifa's technical university, the Technion. There has to be at least 25.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools.

Quotes by Zhang Zhidong

I want to take piano lessons, I want to study at university, I want to travel, I want to do other parts, make another movie.

Quotes by Zach Braff

I'm not gonna go to university. I don't want to do anything.

Quotes by Yung Lean

Education Quotes

When I went to university, I was a music major. Timpani was my specialty, and voice.

Quotes by Yasmin Aga Khan

In 1952, I was appointed Professor at the University of Bonn and Director of the Physics Institute, with very good students waiting for a thesis advisor.

Quotes by Wolfgang Paul

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

I'd rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

I would hope we would begin a series of projects that would do more to bring the different parts of the university together in the study of Asia, for example, in the study of the professions in Asia.

Quotes by William C. Kirby

First Quotes

I love the University of Florida and never wanted to leave.

Quotes by Will Grier

I grew up in a little town in Minnesota, 500 people. I went out to Princeton, and I wasn't very well-accepted out there by the fancy folks of Princeton University, I felt. I came away bruised and feeling rejected.

Quotes by Walter Kirn

On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the...

Quotes by Walter Kohn

In 1986 I went to study at the Delhi University and that's where I took up theatre seriously.

Quotes by Vijay Krishna Acharya

I had a pretty bad time when I was an undergraduate at Cornell University. I failed out of school. I was much, much heavier.

Quotes by Victor LaValle

Go Quotes

After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.

Quotes by Vernon L. Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

What different perspectives on university life show up here?
Quite a range - a reflection on scientific excellence at Israeli research institutions, a historical statement about structuring an education system by administrative level, a personal note about religious identity and academic involvement, and a coming-of-age memory about not fitting in at an elite school.
Is there a quote about Nobel Prize-winning research institutions?
Yes - "Let's try to count the number of Nobel prize-winners that have emerged from scientific centres of excellence like the Weizmann Institute and Haifa's technical university, the Technion," highlighting real, well-known Israeli research institutions.
Is there a historical quote about structuring a national education system?
Yes - "The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools," a historical proposal for organizing education by administrative level.
Is there a quote connecting university involvement to personal identity?
Yes - one speaker describes having a strong Jewish identity and having been involved over the years in several Jewish educational projects, connecting personal heritage to academic work.
Is there a quote about not fitting in at a prestigious university?
Yes - one speaker recalls growing up in "a little town in Minnesota, 500 people," then feeling like an outsider at Princeton, saying "I went out to Princeton, and I wasn't very well-accepted out there by the fancy folks of Princeton University, I felt." It's a relatable account of class and background differences on elite campuses. See also our College quotes or Education quotes pages.

There's also a personal thread about Jewish identity tied to university projects, and a small-town student who felt out of place among Princeton's more privileged crowd. Continue with College or First.