189 Quotes About Academics

  • Author Magnus Flyte
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    The Nazis had been one thing. The communists were another. But now there were academics crawling all over the palace.

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  • Author Howard Zinn
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    The resources of a university, of a college, should not be wasted in merely academic pursuits.

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  • Author Matthew Pearl
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    Now, on his way to another lecture, the very thought of entering a room full of students, who still thought it was possible to learn all about something, made him yawn.

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  • Author Alain de Botton
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    I've had my successes and failures. I know many academics in my field loathe me. I've come to loathe them back, as it seems only polite to do so. But at heart it's absurd; we should band together against the big common enemies.

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  • Author Alex Barron
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    It's just pleasing to me to have a young man like that in our program because the reason he's at school is academics first and he's applied himself, not only on the court but off the court.

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  • Author Bobby Bentley
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    It allows them to focus on their senior year, concentrate on academics and on having a good time playing ball.

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  • Author Buffy Baker
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    The days in between this weekend and the Big Ten Championships will be rest. You can't ask much of your athletes when they are competing in five-hour matches. You have to be careful in monitoring everything from academics to mental relaxation.

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  • Author John Barker
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    My Dad always liked Syracuse and we knew here that Colin (Barber) was leaving, ... We figured that this would be the best place for me. Plus, the academics are great, too.

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