People who receive this or who benefited from it are so protective of it.

In our strategic plan, our goal is to have 100 percent reflection of the state of Florida's population in our universities.

We've already established our credibility. The Legislature is very supportive of the university system and comfortable with our role.

I've never known this to happen and it is a very serious issue. We depend on that money to provide access to our universities.

It's a tremendously important decision. I want to vote when the board's prepared.

It's really early to judge if they've been effective.

This just takes your breath away, ... I think our universities need to be more aggressive in planning for and getting resources for growth.

He understands our political climate. I think it's important we have a man who can work well with the Legislature.

I'm sure we all feel enormous pressure. It's important for our state to make the right decision.