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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

I believe everything learned in college is an answer to a question that someone has posed. Questions get posed differently and the answers that come back transport us to places we never knew existed.

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

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Doubt treats God’s Word as human advice—but we should see doubt as a reminder of our need to pray.

You only ask people about themselves so you can tell them about yourself.

With all foreign travel, you learn as much about where you're from as what you're visiting.

A happy childhood is the pledge of a ripe manhood.

It's the best feeling in the world . The game's on the line, and you're the guy in the spotlight.

Coffee is the great incentivizer in the office.

Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever.

For all of us, self-briefing before going out or starting a project sharpens artistic wit.

Then shift to intention. Not what I find missing in my life, but to what I absolutely intend to manifest and attract into my life.