John Beckman Quotations

The place sort of evolved while we've been here.

Since November, the U.A.W. and a relatively small number of graduate assistants have sought to disrupt our students' educational experience. Fortunately, this effort has failed.

One point a lot of people don't know about him is how he made a living.

NYU was perfectly happy to have them sit there NYU had bottled water and granola bars out there for the protestors so they could be safe and comfortable, ... The arrests were carefully stage-managed with the union and the police department.

NYU is a safe environment in one of the safest neighborhoods in the safest large city in the country. The university has been taking a more vigorous approach toward alcohol and substance abuse.

If they can come forward with their ideas at a town hall meeting, it could avoid an expensive election.

He never took a side. With each commission, he'd challenge himself to outdo his last creation.

He didn't just think out of the box. He invented the box and then thought out of the box he had just invented.

He is the very spirit of inventive genius that this museum looks to inspire people with.

Our mission is to inspire the inventive genius in everyone. Leonardo is the poster child for inventive genius. And while maybe there's no one else like him in the sense that he encompassed all disciplines, there are a lot of inventors today who are crossing disciplines.

We started working on this exhibit long before they had a release date -- before they started shooting the movie, even.

These are all people who are thinking way outside the box. Leonardo invented the box, and these people are really pushing the edges of it in everything they do.

Teaching and learning is going forward at NYU. Classes are meeting. There's very, very little disruption.

Our expectation is that our graduate assistants and all of our instructors will recognize their responsibilities and continue to fulfill them.

Some people think it's because he was left-handed, others think he wrote like this to keep people from stealing his ideas. We don't know for sure, though.

That was a cause of anxiety, because they were starting classes without access to study materials.

The university chose to honor the students' wishes that these displays be part of the event, even though there were other members of our community who were deeply offended. Given the reaction to those cartoons around the world, it was clear that that required a different approach to the logistics.

This exhibit has become a tradition for many families. We have people who came here to see it as kids coming back with their grandchildren. This is a huge time for us.

This is where we showcase cultural holidays such as Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year and the Winter Solstice.

It is perhaps not surprising that the mayor would seek to seek Sharon's leadership for this role. She brings the blend of sound judgment, intellect and strong management that one would want in such a significant position.

Students are coming because of the renown of our academic programs, the connection of the city to its industries and the opportunities for internships that this brings. The city has become the place everybody wants to be.

In spite of the fact that we had no legal obligation, we engaged in conversations with them over the summer and made them an offer of a second contract, which they rejected unequivocally.

And it actually works. A professional diver tested it in relatively shallow water.