’I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the morning, if it wasn't for read more

’I'd have you lot up in front of the University authorities first thing in the morning, if it wasn't for the fact that you are the University authorities . . .'

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools

In the university they don't tell you that the greater part of the law is learning to tolerate fools

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

The University brings out all abilities, including incapability.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

A university is what a college becomes when the faculty loses interest in students.

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice read more

Our universities are so determined to impose tolerance that they'll expel you for saying what you think and never notice the irony

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much read more

Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.

The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . read more

The idea that it is necessary to go to a university in order to become a successful writer . . . is one of those fantasies that surround authorship.

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist