71 Quotes by Gordon Gee

You can’t trust those damn Catholics.

The issue that all of us face is that alumni love to have the institution frozen in amber. The truth of the matter is that for an institution to survive, it has to grow, to look at the world as it is rather than how they want it to be.

Intellectual curiosity drove Einstein to some of the world’s most important discoveries.

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

As one of the country’s largest land-grant universities, Ohio State must play a critical role in moving our country forward.

People look at me like I’m crazy when I say that our greatest partnership here at Ohio State should be with the community colleges.

The Ohio State University has a rich – if quiet – heritage of the arts.

In tumultuous times, it's important to have a very mature leader.

I joke that being a university president is akin to being a pinata. But there are also notions of redemption.