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" The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper. "

Geoffrey Faber
" I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society. "

Virginia Gildersleeve
" The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce. "

Virginia Gildersleeve
" If you feel that you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. "

Robert F Goheen
" If you feel you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. "

Robert F Goheen
" If you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you. "

Robert F Goheen
" It always takes longer than you expect, even if you take Hofstadter's Law into account. "

Douglas Hofstadter
" One could probably liken the task of improvising a six-part fugue to the playing of sixty simultaneous blindfold games of chess, and winning them all. "

Douglas Hofstadter
" This sentence contradicts itself - no actually it doesn't. "

Douglas Hofstadter
" Undecidable propositions run through mathematics like threads of gristle that criss-cross a steak in such a dense way that they cannot be cut out without the entire steak's being estranged. "

Douglas Hofstadter
" A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique. "

Michael Porter
" Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. "

Michael Porter
" Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. "

Michael Porter
" Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect. "

Michael Porter
" Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented. "

Michael Porter
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