Urbana Quotes & Sayings

My doctoral work was completed by the end of 1950 and, at the age of twenty-two, I joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as an instructor in chemistry under the distinguished chemists Roger Adams and Carl S. Marvel. — Elias James Corey

I was born in Champaign in 1918. From the neighborhood elementary and intermediate schools, I went to the University High School in the twin city, Urbana. — James Tobin

dont let the same dog bite you twice — Chuck Berry

That's the kind of trouble you get when diverse groups of people actually cross paths with one another. That's why many of the worst things in the world happen in and around Starbucks bathrooms. — Tina Fey

All hero's are born out of the embers that linger after the fire of great tragedy.
Children of Ankh series — Kim Cormack

I know how to separate my own laundry. — Amy Ryan

Joy is realized as the natural by-product of the
passionate pursuit of something other than
happiness. — Marc Gafni

Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young — St. Jerome

Are you anywhere near Champaign-Urbana?"

"No."

"I went there once. I thought from its name that it would be a different kind of place. I kept saying to myself, 'Champagne, urbah na, champagne, urbah na! Champagne! Urbana'" He sighed. "It was just this thing in the middle of a field. — Lorrie Moore

I am a HAL Nine Thousand computer Production Number 3. I became operational at the Hal Plant in Urbana, Illinois, on January 12, 1997. — Arthur C. Clarke

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. — Brad Meltzer

No government is safe unless fortified by goodwill. — Cornelius Nepos

A team of researchers, led by Ravi Mehta of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, found that those exposed to moderate noise levels (seventy decibels) performed better on a creative-thinking exam than those exposed to either high levels of noise or complete silence. Moderate noise, Mehta believes, allows us to enter "a state of distracted, or diffused, focus." Again, the ideal state for creative breakthroughs. — Eric Weiner