#universities

Our combination of great research universities, a pro-risk business culture, deep pools of innovation-seeking equity capital and reliable business and contract law is unprecedented and unparalleled in the world. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

#capital #combination #contract #culture #deep

There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism. ↗

— Robert M. Hutchins

#criticism #distinguished #justification #must #only

I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent. ↗

— Bill Ayers

#haven #i #i write #lecture #silent

Education, in K-12, technical college and universities needs to be a top priority in Wisconsin. ↗

— Tom Barrett

#education #k-12 #needs #priority #technical

Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

#everybody #here #kids #nobody #our

The chief role of the universities is to prolong adolescence into middle age, at which point early retirement ensures that we lack the means or the will to enforce significant change. ↗

— J. G. Ballard

#age #change #chief #early #enforce

The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#american people #among #best #entrepreneurs #great

I hope the story of 2011 is that America gets its mojo back. You've got to remember that America has the best universities; it's got some of the best businesses. It's got an unbelievable work ethic, rule of law. The story of 2011 will be America blossoming again. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#america #back #best #blossoming #businesses

Criticism in the universities, I'll have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin. ↗

— Harold Bloom

#am #criticism #entered #goes #i

I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor and nurture anti-Semitism. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#europe #find #i #nearly #nurture