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Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that.

Academics act like they are important, but when something is academic it is meaningless. People say, 'It's academic, now let's get work done.'

Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.

The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities.

There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere.

I have no academic qualifications whatsoever.

Academia is a rarified culture, especially an Ivy League academic background.

We're now at this place where we can make the evolution of academic content match the evolution of the world.

Too many years away from academia renders you pretty incompetent at research and teaching. So I had to go back.

As technology breaks down the physical barriers of college campuses, the extraordinary intellectual capital of the educator community is becoming available to anyone committed to learning - regardless of age, income or location.