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"Den parodi vi nå har av et universitet, som mest ligner en faktureringssentral i en middels norsk trelastbedrift"

—Bernt Hagtvedt

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"At vi ikke får noe studentopprør i dag kan bare skyldes at norske studenter er beskyttet av sin egen uvitenhet om hva et godt universitet er."

—Bernt Hagtvedt

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“The university system, a gift of Western civilization to the world, was developed by the Catholic Church.”

― Thomas E. Woods Jr.

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“Make ourselves attractive to students?" said the Archchancellor. "Mr Stibbons, the whole idea of a university is that it should be hard to get into.”

― Terry Pratchett

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“I am much afraid that the universities will prove to be the great gates of hell, unless they diligently labour in explaining the Holy Scriptures, and engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not unceasingly occupied with the Word of God must become corrupt.”

― Martin Luther (1483-1546)

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"A university should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning"

—Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

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

—Robert Goheen (1919-2008)

Fats Domino - BA MD PhD JOB

"A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B."

—"Fats" Domino

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"Changing a college curriculum is like moving a graveyard--you never know how many friends the dead have until you try to move them!"

—Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)

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"Of course nobody cares what the people who actually do the work might want or need. Chief executives exult in bold architectural statements, and universities find it easier to raise money for new buildings than for research."

—Tim Harford

(fra Ove Østerlie)