Dennis Jacobs Quotations

She's not great because she's awesome. She's great because she's 86 years old.

I think one of the themes that he emphasized in many ways ... was that we need to spend time reflecting ethical implications of our work, and bring the traditions and wisdom of the Church into greater conversation with the advances in knowledge and understanding. He was saying that Notre Dame has a very distinct role and its voice needs to be heard.

I think it would be a much scarier statistic if you had 45 to 75 girls a week becoming pregnant at Syracuse instead of taking the pill. We'd have many more cases of herpes, the clap and kids, and we can't deal with any of those right now.

We are the only faith-based institution ranked in the top 20 in the country, at least by the U.S. News and World Report list. That is significant. There are certain responsibilities that we bear.

There is less enthusiasm to borrow and we think that is going to translate into lower consumer spending. In fact, 19 percent of Americans now say they are worried about making their monthly payments.

These results reflect the general state of uncertainty that is prevalent in today's economy. Employees appear to be feeling the effects of the daily business news reports that are of concern to all Americans, from the boardrooms of Wall Street to the halls of Congress and the White House.

A lot of business executives have a hard time getting away from the job and when you own a small business, the returns are very close.

It's clear that there's a concern about very high gas prices. As gas prices started escalating in June, small-business owners, who are very close to consumers, became concerned about the impact on customers.

These kinds of leaves of absence should be extraordinary and the cases should be compelling or strong. The reasons for study abroad are not just 'I want to be in a country that's interesting, warm or fun,' but involves a set of courses that they couldn't find in South Bend or in any of the other programs.

You don't have that. How would the situation be any different if Mr. Giordano were a bank president?