Quotes & Sayings

Academic Quotes

Definition of an Academic:
(Alt. of Academical) One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
An Aptitude to study and a member of an academy, college, or university or place of higher education; an academician.

“I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council”
Anatoly Chubais

“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”
Tony Brown

“My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together”
Ann Druyan

“All too often, academic departments defend their territory with the passion of cornered animals, though with far less justification”
Bruce Jackson

“Academic sociologists have been trained to conceive of their discipline – sociology – as the scientific study of society, and to remit to the sister discipline of psychology the study of individuals”
Richard Wall

“I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time”
Peter Straub

“Academic success depends on research and publications”
Philip Zimbardo