Academics Quotations

I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math.

We academics - I am an academic - we love complexity. You can write papers about complexity, and the nice thing about complexity is it's fundamentally intractable in many ways, so you're not responsible for outcomes.

In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This might be true. But lots of other stuff can have an influence.

What we owe future generations is the subject of growing debate by economists, philosophers, ethicists, public policymakers, and academics of all stripes. But for me as a mother, the moral implications are very clear. We owe them clean air and fresh water, a healthy planet and a secure future.

You know, even big-time academics kind of have groupies. Anyone with any sort of fame. So, like, in your micro-world, or in your niche, you're kind of like a celebrity.

I'd want to bring a flamethrower to faculty meetings. The preciousness of academics and their fragile personalities would not be tolerated in any other business in the known universe.

The old university attitude of 'publish or perish' has changed. Students and academics are realising that institutions such as Imperial College are also wealth-generators. It is very satisfying to be in a university where you have the freedom to innovate and yet know that there is a path to translate your work into industry.

A big part of my life is music education because it changed my life - but arts, academics and athletics should all be equally treated in the school.

If there's one thing that 'No Child Left Behind' has proven, it's that more academics don't make for smarter children - or even higher test scores. And yet we somehow refuse to accept this reality.

My father was the child of academics and was probably destined to become an academic himself but vetoed that idea. Bailed, dropped out of graduate school and just went to work for an insurance company. But the house was full of books and music and all of that.

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.

The point I've always made is that I'm writing for a general audience, rather than just for an audience of academics or fellow historians.

Until a final decision is made, I will concentrate on my academics and improving my basketball skills.

When I visited Wisconsin, I fell in love with the place. I liked the academics and the fact it had Big Ten sports. So I called Maine because I didn't want them to waste their money on me.

We have an understanding with our parents - schoolwork can't slack. Academics are definitely something we pride ourselves on. We'd be upset if we didn't do well.

She's living the life that's kind of honoring her mother right now and doing that in every area that she can, from academics to gymnastics to her relationships. It's also helped this team understand and value their relationships that they have between each other and their own family members.

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.

Obviously the academics are outstanding at Duke, and Doug is a smart young man,

Plus, I've had six surgeries and I have one more to go with my arm. They had to put a plate and screws in last time. My body can't really handle it anymore. And academics need to take priority.

I have heard of many occasions when academics rely on children to explain why a game works and then rely on their own area of specialisation to analyse the game.

I have chosen to continue my athletic career in football and baseball as well as my academics at Louisiana State University.

I have always been a firm believer in participation so there were no cuts. We practiced three times a week but if a student had an academic conflict, academics took priority.

I have a high regard for the academics at Delaware, and the history of athletic success speaks for itself.

Growing up, it was always academics first, then basketball. If you would ask me to choose between the two, then it would be academics because I know anything can happen tomorrow. I can get injured or something and then basketball is over but I'll always have my mind.

From the minute you walk in, academics come first, ... There will be assignments, there will be reading, the whole nine yards.

From the first time I met him I had a good feeling. Just the way we connected, the way he carries himself. It was very appealing because he wasn't only stressing the basketball side but academics also.

He is incredibly well-liked by his classmates; they respect him for both academics and athletics. He is what we would like every student-athlete to be.

We studied in the streets. We studied academics and the people the human spirit.

He's doing a nice job. It sounds like an over-simplification, but people who know him will understand that he's just being Vic. He's doing well because he's Vic Hall. Whether it's academics or holding on field goals for the first time, or playing on the corner, he's got a real good sense of competition.

Having a baby made her more focused on academics and athletics.

He knows that signing day isn't the end of the world. If those are the only visits he makes before then and he knows where he wants to go, that's fine. But he's interested in academics of the program and just the perfect fit for him.

Ken brings a strong and varied background in business, accounting, academics and administration to his new role,

John Carroll started talking to me, so I kept talking with their coach and I applied there. The coach said, 'I want you over here next year.' It's a smaller program with high academics and a good wrestling program. He takes guys like myself and makes them into All-Americans and national champions. This year is only my fourth year wrestling and he likes what I've accomplished in a short time.

I think it is madness. It is not what you would have if there was any reasonable balance between academics and athletics.

I think in the case of my father, in terms of the things that influenced me, he never pressed me to go into academics or pressed me to go to a field, and indeed, my behavior was largely to move as far the other direction. I don't think that's uncommon with people with very successful parents.

It is good because it's our first bye week of the season. It'll be good, have an extra day off to chill, watch some film and concentrate on academics a little more.

I think whenever you balance academics and athletics and do it at a level of greatness, you're to be commended.

I think we all realize this, but like most things we already know, this has been empirically verified by academics with grant money.

Lauren takes her academics very seriously. She works hard in the classroom, and that's been reflected in her grade point average.

I will be meeting academics from French institutions which have a long tradition of scholarships on India,

I see football in Montgomery changing, not for the better. The excitement and enthusiasm is not the same. There are so many things the kids can do now. Football is second priority. Academics kills us. Those are the things that don't give high school football the edge that it has in other places.

Our student-athletes continually strive to set the standard on the Yard for our Brigade in military performance, academics and conduct, ... The support and encouragement they receive through the Commandant and his staff and the academic dean's office is extraordinary and provides tremendous motivation to be successful across the board. We are all proud to be leaders on the field of competition, but even more so when we can prove to be leaders in the classroom as well, clearly defining the meaning of a midshipman who is truly a scholar-athlete.

Our University understands and has understood over the years that some of our academics will be involved in the political lives of their countries.

My sister's a musician. Everyone else in our family, it's either academics or artists of one kind or another. And those are the people that I think I like to hang out with, too. I think, you know, they're always interesting; they lead interesting lives, and I think they're important for everyone to read about because everyone is an artist in a way.

I study a lot. I pay attention to my homework. My parents have pushed academics all my life. When I get home, I do my homework before I do anything else.

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

It definitely is motivation. It's the reason you want to play your favorite sports and continue on to the next level. You have to stay on top of your academics to play for a Division 1 college. You have to maintain a 3.0 or higher if you want to continue to play.

I stopped (attending) IMG because it was overwhelming and I wanted to concentrate on academics more. Playing for Lakewood Ranch was one of the best experiences I've ever had. We had a great team and a great coach and went to the region semifinal.

Jonathan is a very bright kid, and he is very conscious about his academics as well as his relationship with the youth in the community. He knows what it takes to be good on and off the court, and this award is tribute to his hard work.

I'm still a firm believer that if you have a quality kid and he wants to wrestle in college, you can get him in school and get help whether it's financial aid, Pell grants or college scholarships. It obviously helps if you're a good student, because you can get some other finances through academics as well.

The Achilles heel of academics is their status anxiety. The only way to attack them is with mockery.

While academics certainly are the most important aspect of school, it's important that we create a well-rounded educational experience.

There are three main aspects of college for golfers: golf, academics and a social life. At the highest level, you have to pick two of the three, because you don't have time for all three.

There has been a frustration that some of the economic impact studies have been less than complete. It's worth us just challenging academics as a whole and commissioning our own study to see what the facts are.

You have to be equal at both - great at football and great at dedicating yourself to the academics at Notre Dame. It's hard. There are no rooty-toot classes for athletes in South Bend.

There are probably more schools with a combination of really good athletics and academics than any state in the country.

When I went up to Michigan State, its presentation was more aggressive than Kent State and academics was pushed more. The coaches showed me film of what they want me to do and I've been doing what they showed me my whole life.

We are excited to get Gary on the floor. He did the necessary work to take care of his academics and we are proud of him for that. It will take a couple games for him to get used to game speed, but he will give us added depth inside and that will certainly help us.

You battle a lot of things - illness, boredom, keeping the guys fresh and academics are a big thing, too. We're used to this to a certain degree, but practices aren't the same. We just want to play.

You have to understand, when you're a part of UAF hockey, your time is constantly pulled out by a number of different ways. You have appearances, and talking to kids in schools, and dealing with academics and all the work they have to do as part of the hockey team. Honestly, the guys are more relaxed on the road. They don't have any of those usual pressures.

Too many academics and business managers are satisfied with the 'good feeling' as argument. I disagree completely.

vision of Cal being one of the premier dominating schools (in football). The academics here are high quality, and with coach Tedford, we're like a family.

This Skills Task Force should be a small, dynamic core of business leaders, government representatives and academics meeting to examine the problem of skills shortages in Europe. It is estimated that there will be 1.7 million vacancies in the IT sector by 2003. This European-wide approach is vital if we are to ensure we have a sufficiently skilled work force to meet the needs of the IT industry,

We are students first. Academics are a higher priority. It should be a sign that good, dedicated representatives are needed on this assembly.

The Right likes to think that intellectuals and academics like Allan Bloom and Dinesh D'Souza spurred the explosive growth of movement conservatism in the 1980s and 1990s, when it was actually mostly Rush Limbaugh.

It was ultimately her decision. But we all sat down and ranked the schools in terms of academics and athletics.

It was tough, knowing there was Division I schools where I could have walked on or had opportunities to play Division I-AA. They call you a student-athlete; sometimes the student part has to come first. The environment up there and the academics really mean a lot to me. A lot of people think I'm crazy for passing up those opportunities, but I really feel at peace that I made the right decision.

The thing that excited me about Georgetown is that I know I'll have good kids. Some of the things that other coaches have to worry about -- losing your best player because of academics -- I won't have to worry about. I just have to get them to play basketball.

I've always been a big believer in transfers -- I understand the mentality, ... I've always believed transfers have an axe to grind. They come in with an incredible hunger, and I love the year they sit out, improve their academics and their game, and learn the system. And for us, these are really, really, really good basketball players.

Scientists and academics in particular focus on detail and the minutiae. When they talk to each other, they usually don't focus on the broad ideas; they don't focus on social interconnectedness. They focus on the task that they're doing.

Schools are trying to compete for those students, not just on academics alone, but the whole package they can offer those students. They are competing on a much different scale then they were 10 years ago.

One could say at a dinner party that most Americans are faithful to their spouses, and a loud mouth, semi-inebriated jerk can respond that the conclusion cannot be true because look at all the academics who sleep around at professional meetings.

Coach Walberg and all the coaches at Clovis West prepared me very well with discipline, academics and mental toughness.

A public intellectual is not primarily a journalist, it is someone who has a university background and addresses a wider public than academics of the same background, he added

As far as standards and academics I couldn't have made a better choice. I had high expectations for her and she's exceeded those. As a representative for IVC, she's been wonderful. I think she (represents) our best foot forward.

This is a tremendous accomplishment for our student-athletes. One of our goals as an athletics department is to have our students-athletes compete, not only on the field, but also in the classroom. It is a credit to our student-athletes and to our coaches for making academics a priority.

This is such a good competition because it places emphasis more on academics rather than looks. It really is a more level playing field because of that.

This is academics in action, purposeful learning. We need to teach kids to give and to help others.

They told us the academics are refused, but continue to persistently stalk them.

A lot of people will have that mentality of: Why Truman?, but I'll tell you what - we have a lot of good things at Truman. The people who go to school here are pretty fortunate. I'm fortunate to be here. We have the best academics in the conference. Our kids are getting jobs. We've just been named the No. 1 school in the conference for graduation rate. That's what you talk about.

They don't even talk about basketball. It's telling you straight out: Obviously, you have to make time for basketball. But academics come first. You have to take care of business in the classroom to even have a chance to play. If you don't succeed in the classroom, you aren't getting on the court.

They're responding well to the traveling. More than anything, we are making sure they're staying on top of their academics and anything non-soccer related.

The most encouraging thing is finally it's narrowing. This is something I've been writing about for so long, and it's been the most discouraging thing about athletics and academics -- that gap has been persistently wide, and has in some cases gotten wider.

Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.

Academics are the No. 1 thing. It's the first thing we tell players when they come to Auburn. They are here to get a degree first and foremost. Once they understand that, they understand that football is second.

Academics always come first, that is why they're here.

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.

For her, academics has always come first. She's going to be surrounded by players with the same focus.

It's really important for parents to understand that the right choice isn't just about academics. If academics is all you're getting out of the experience than you're not getting your money's worth.

It's sort of central to the academics rooms.

It's not a Division I school. It's a good school, but they should really think about going to Division III and putting academics first if they're not going to put any money in sports.

The attraction to go there was the academics and the religious background for the kids.

Taiwan is China's only archrival these days. China punished these academics to send a warning to Taiwan. Only when the Americans interfere did they compromise.

I've had some great players, and I hate to compare players from different eras that have played for me. But I don't think there's too many players with a better combination of character, academics and athletics than Kane. He is a great one.

It's very gratifying that something I've done as a social scientist may make a difference in the world. Us poor academics rarely feel like anything we're doing makes a direct impact.

They can say that it's economics and academics all they want. But the reality is that no matter how they handle our jobs, there will be no cost savings.

They were chosen because of their expertise in campus planning working with the best academics and universities in the country, ... The team that they have put together for this effort is world class, with extensive experience in academic campus plans.

It was just seeing how competitive I actually was in academics when I got to high school. Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Trevino have been my math teachers. They really expanded my like for that subject.

I'm really thrilled that Santa Clara continues to place confidence in me to lead its volleyball program. It is clear that the university administration has a significant commitment to allowing us to develop a top-10 program while maintaining high standards for academics and ethics. After doing some soul-searching about what I want in my life, I really continue to be drawn to the fact that I can mirror our volleyball program's philosophies with those of Santa Clara University.

I played college football in an era when 220 pounds was still big enough to play in the line. As an undergraduate, my academics were not what you would call strong.