The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue

So far as the mere imparting of information is concerned, no university has had any justification for existence since the popularization of printing in the 15th century.

Life is the enjoyment of emotion, derived from the past and aimed at the future

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it.

In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory