Colleges are places where pebbles are polished and diamonds are dimmed.
Colleges and Universities
Quotations by Robert Green Ingersoll
Quotes :
- Russel Conwell – diamonds "Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them." ~Russel Conwell
- "There are some very high tenor parts in really… "There are some very high tenor parts in really exposed places. It calls for heroic tenors." - Rodney Wynkoop
- "Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry… "Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours" - William Osler
- "Before Katrina hit New Orleans, it was already… "Before Katrina hit New Orleans, it was already one of the poorest places in the country, ... I think it is right to gather and look at an agenda for more equitable distribution of wealth in America, at what are we going to do about affordable housing and education." - Charles Barron