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A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses inte

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in the students. – John Ciardi

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A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. – John Ciardi

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Change
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It is easy enough to praise men for the courage of their convictions. I wish I could teach the sad young of this mealy generation the courage of their confusions. – John Ciardi

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The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another. – J. Frank Dobie

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Hitler destroyed the German university with design; we destroyed ours without. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The quality of a university is measured more by the kind of student it turns out than the kind it takes in. – Robert J. Kibbee

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Even an ass can die with a degree. All it takes is four years and four thousand dollars. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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