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I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

- Gordon Gee
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I believe that the future is determined by the great public universities. They educate 80 percent of the students and make the American Dream available.

I tend to deal with most issues with humor... always have and always will.

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I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.

I often have said that to be a college president, you need a thick skin, a good sense of humor, and nerves like sewer pipes.