“The security blanket is gone. It’s time to face the music.”
— Jerome Gordon, Music ’03, after attending his school’s convocation
“Don’t be afraid of a mess in your own life. Out of it comes some very good things.”
— Irwin Weil, retiring professor of Slavic Languages and Literature, in his address to Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences graduates
“Your direction in life may not be totally clear, but you’ve already begun.”
— Former ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlain, Weinberg (?) ’70, in her commencement address
“Thank you, Tina, we would not have wanted to miss that. Mr. Provost, can I move on now?”
— University President Henry Bienen, after nearly skipping the student speaker, Tina Valkanoff, at commencement
“It is with the greatest pleasure that I now move on to claim the best job in the university, that of professor.”
— Dean Bernard Dobroski, on stepping down as Music dean
“Thank you for letting me visualize you all in your underwear.”
— Todd Lukens, Education ’03, in a speech the School of Education and Social Policy convocation
“First and foremost, always fly United. This is a marketing school, right?”
— Glenn Tilton, chief executive officer of United Airlines, giving advice to Kellogg School of Management graduates