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

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Source : "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" by E. Gordon Gee, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 19, 2012.

Gordon Gee

#Dream Quotes #Believe Quotes #Doors Quotes

“I would not call it a difficult life, really. I just had a lot of challenges at a very young age.”
“According to how gifted we are, we are all given a large or small key to this treasury of wonders. I have been blessed with a small key to the world of the young. It's a place where good and evil are clearly stamped. It's a place where the better part of human nature triumphs over tragedies, and where innocence rides high. It is a great pleasure to write there, because the young have what the rest of us only envy, and that is a belief in goodness and perpetual hope.”
“I think you still have a problem here when you're going and you're looking not just that Trump is winning, but he's winning in a broad swath of voters. It's not just that he's got this one lane, oh, he only wins when there's low turnout, he only wins when conservatives, he only wins in these kinds of states. He wins enough across a broad array.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd, www.nbcnews.com. February 21, 2016.
“By empowering a woman, we empower a child. By educating a girl child, we make it possible for her to grow up to become an empowered woman.”
“What is this?â€ he went on now, spearing an unfortunate object on a fork and raising it to eye level. â€œThisâ€¦ thisâ€¦ thing?â€ â€œA parsnip?â€ Jem suggested. â€œA parsnip planted in Satanâ€™s own garden.â€ said Will. He glanced about. â€œI donâ€™t suppose thereâ€™s a dog I could feed it to.â€ â€œThere donâ€™t seem to be any pets about,â€ Jemâ€”who loved all animals, even the inglorious and ill-tempered Churchâ€”observed. â€œProbably all poisoned by parsnips,â€ said Will.”
“It is more beautiful to trust in God. The beautiful in this world is all from his hand, declaring the perfection of taste; he is the author of all form; he clothes the lily, he colours the rose, he distils the dewdrop, he makes the music of nature; in a word, he organized us for this life, and imposed its conditions; and they are such guaranty to me that, trustful as a little child, I leave to him the organization of my Soul, and every arrangement for the life after death. I know he loves me.”
“One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow”
“Frankly, no newspaper is set up to monitor for cheats and fabricators.”

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