University Boat Race

Famous quotes containing the words university, boat and/or race:

“A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

“The kind of power mothers have is enormous. Take the skyline of Istanbul—enormous breasts, pathetic little willies, a final revenge on Islam. I was so scared I had to crouch in the bottom of the boat when I saw it.”
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)

“I don’t like the idea of the black race being diluted out of existence. I like the idea of all of us being here.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)