"The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts."

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Source : Edward H. Levi (2008). “Point of View: Talks on Education”, p.89, University of Chicago Press

Edward H. Levi

#Art Quotes #College Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The danger for any artist whose work is both recognizable and critically acclaimed is complacent repetition - the temptation to churn out easily identifiable, eagerly welcomed, and readily salable designs.”
“When a mother comes home with her new baby, she will find her abstractions are all concrete now. 'Freedom' now means being able to take a shower. 'Mobility' means being able to reach the glass of water on the dresser while not breaking the baby's suction on the breast. 'Flexibility' means being able to push the Record function on the VCR without dropping the baby.”
“I've always been interested in the outsider.”
“Joys Are bubble-like--what makes them bursts them too.”
“A man of character in peace is a man of courage in war.”
“In materiality we find some advance faster, some grow stronger, some become weaklings. Until there is redemption through the acceptance of the law (or love of God, as manifested through the Channel or the Way), there can be little or no development in a material or spiritual plane. But all must pass under the rod, even as He-who entered into materiality.”
“Flirtation and coquetry are so nearly allied as to be identical; both are the art of successful and pleasing deception.”
“With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should be to fear God too much and to place too little confidence in Him.”

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