Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices by Terry Pratchett
'… my door is always metaphorically open.'
'Metaphorically, sir?' said Stibbons.
'Yes,' said the Dean. 'But technically, of course, it's locked. Good grief, you don't want 'em just turning up.' (CCODD)
'Explain to him that we don't do things, Stibbons,' said the Lecturer in Recent Runes. 'We are academics.' (CCODD)
'I administer, Dean,' said Ridcully, calmly.
'Then we must be doing something, otherwise you'd have nothing to administrate.'
'That comment strikes at the very heart of the bureaucratic principle, Dean, and I shall ignore it.' (CCODD)
'… I don't think it was for reading. It was for having written …' (CCODD)
'… trying to be nice to students means you end up with courses like comparative fretwork and graduates who think 'thank you' is one word and can look at a sign sayin' 'Human Resources Department' without detecting a whiff of brimstone.' (CCODD)
'What is a university for if it isn't to tell you that everything you think you know is wrong?' (CCODD)
Carefully directed ignorance is the key to all knowledge.' (CCODD)
'Interestingly, he does want to know if we have an ethics committee,' said Stibbons.
'Since we don't have any, I don't think we need one,' said Ridcully. (CCODD)
'You can't hurry urgency ...' (CCODD)
'Metaphorically, sir?' said Stibbons.
'Yes,' said the Dean. 'But technically, of course, it's locked. Good grief, you don't want 'em just turning up.' (CCODD)
'Explain to him that we don't do things, Stibbons,' said the Lecturer in Recent Runes. 'We are academics.' (CCODD)
'I administer, Dean,' said Ridcully, calmly.
'Then we must be doing something, otherwise you'd have nothing to administrate.'
'That comment strikes at the very heart of the bureaucratic principle, Dean, and I shall ignore it.' (CCODD)
'… I don't think it was for reading. It was for having written …' (CCODD)
'… trying to be nice to students means you end up with courses like comparative fretwork and graduates who think 'thank you' is one word and can look at a sign sayin' 'Human Resources Department' without detecting a whiff of brimstone.' (CCODD)
'What is a university for if it isn't to tell you that everything you think you know is wrong?' (CCODD)
Carefully directed ignorance is the key to all knowledge.' (CCODD)
'Interestingly, he does want to know if we have an ethics committee,' said Stibbons.
'Since we don't have any, I don't think we need one,' said Ridcully. (CCODD)
'You can't hurry urgency ...' (CCODD)