"Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our universities, both to the Congress and to the general public."

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Source : "An Interview with MIT President Charles M. Vest". news.mit.edu. December 10, 1997.

Charles M. Vest

#Goal Quotes #Research Quotes #Congress Quotes

“The ultimate truth is like the flavour of an apple which you can't see with the eye or hear with the ear. The only way to experience it is to put the teachings into practice. Once you taste it, you are no longer in any doubt about its flavour and you do not have to ask anyone else. The problem is solved.”
“To his surprise, she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, a kiss so full of affection that it dispelled the awkwardness, even as it caused Miles' heart to plummet, because all kisses are calibrated, and this one revealed the great chasm between affection and love.”
“Okay, I'm in the tampon aisle, but I don't see it.”
“A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that's teamwork.”
“The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.”

Source : Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. August 14, 2013.
“I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself.”
“Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money”
“Economists are about as useful as astrologers in predicting the future (and, like astrologers, they never let failure on one occasion diminish certitude on the next).”

Source : "A Clinton Report Card, So Far" by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., www.nytimes.com. April 11, 1993.

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