"A college president is like the lawn mower at a cemetary: he has a lot of people under him, but they don't pay much attention to him"

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Steven Sample

#College Quotes #People Quotes #President Quotes

“Even from the first it is meek to seek the impossible.”
“To marry a man out of pity is folly; and, if you think you are going to influence the kind of fellow who has never had a chance, poor devil, you are profoundly mistaken. One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone.”
“When another blames you or hates you, or people voice similar criticisms, go to their souls, penetrate inside and see what sort of people they are. You will realize that there is no need to be racked with anxiety that they should hold any particular opinion about you.”
“Theres very few things that tear me up and get me, but kids, especially terminally ill kids or kids with diseases... gets me every time.”
“He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy. His life had been confused and disordered since then, but if he could once return to a certain starting place and go over it all slowly, he could find out what that thing was ....”
“But here's the thing: I had this great job, and I would still feel terribly depressed. I would just be like, 'This isn't the sweet spot. I thought this would be it, and I don't feel happy.”
“We're going to reverse a trend that is killing most families in this country, and that is they're having to go in their pocket for more and more money for health care every year.”
“One of the great pleasures of acting is surrendering to someone else's point of view of the world - living inside a character and a story that never would have come out of your mind or heart.”

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