WORDS FROM SPEAKERS


Charles Krauthammer gives a speech at College of the Ozarks
Charles Krauthammer

"The primary value of America has always been liberty. In Europe they value solidarity over enterprise. They value government protection, regulation, taxation, and security. In America we value liberty, dynamism, social mobility, enterprise, innovation, risk — in a word, individualism."

Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Ben Carson

"If all of our colleges were like this one, we would straighten our country out in two seconds."

Laura Bush
Former First Lady Laura Bush

"The outstanding teachers and professors at the College of the Ozarks are developing servant leaders who will contribute to their communities."

Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini

"I could have become bitter about what happened to me, but if I've learned one thing in life, it's 'All things work together for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose'"

Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey

"I've been blessed to walk around this campus since early this morning... [and] meet some really sharp young people who... have the confidence that comes with the dignity of having actually worked and accomplished something already."

Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin

"Students here [at College of the Ozarks] understand the meaning of work ethic and patriotism, and I just pray to God that more Americans will capture this, will feel it, will taste it—will know what this school exemplifies"

Newt Gingrich
Honorable Newt Gingrich

"If every campus in this country were run with the efficiency, the work orientation, and the student involvement that this college is run with, higher education in America would be 50 percent less expensive, and the students would be 50 percent better educated."

Ben Stein
Ben Stein

"You know, you call it Hard Work University here, and I would say you’ve got just about everything right.  It’s Good Values University.  It’s Character Development University.  It’s Respect for God University."

Zell Miller
Zell Miller

"I grew up knowing the importance of a good work ethic. My mother always said, 'Hard work never hurt anybody.'"

Mike Krzyzewski
Mike Krzyzewski

"This is my first time here (at College of the Ozarks). I am absolutely blown away. I can see there is a lot of care here."

Elizabeth Dole
Elizabeth Dole

"I feel a different spirit on this college campus, a Christian spirit where students gain a knowledge about each other."

Lady Margaret Thatcher
Lady Margaret Thatcher

"The education that you get at College of the Ozarks is not only an education or a qualification for a degree; it is an education for life."