“I don't think the alternative to Yale is jail by any means. On the oth...” — Derek Bok Quote

I don't think the alternative to Yale is jail by any means. On the other hand, there is a mass of research that does show that there are real advantages to your subsequent career in going to selective institutions.

Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment.

I think the minority students that we admit to Harvard are every bit as meritorious as the white students that we admit.

There's a great deal of difference between thinking reflectively about moral issues and achieving higher standards of ethical behavior.

I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women.

Children should be taught in school that you should have all kinds of asset classes in your portfolio. They should be taught what those asset classes are, and their advantages and disadvantages.

One of India's biggest advantages is our young demographic and that we have a youthful population that is indeed our future.

It's obvious that St. Louis has certain advantages compared to other cities: namely, a concentration of financial services.