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\u201cThis place was highly instrumental in my development as a person and as a musician, and it had a lot to do with where I ended up being.\u201d \u2014 Keith Lockhart<\/strong>\u00a0\u201981, Boston Pops conductor, during a visit to campus in February, when the Furman Symphony Orchestra performed with the Pops.<\/p>\n

\u201cKelly and I have chosen to support Furman and to continue to increase our level of funding as a result of our steadfast belief in the enduring value of a liberal arts education. Our Furman experience, and I emphasize the word experience<\/em>, created the firm foundation we both have relied upon to build two successful businesses.\u201d \u2014 Brian McSharry<\/strong> \u201988 of Greenville, at the Richard Furman Society banquet in February, on why he and his wife, Kelly Kennedy McSharry \u201988, support Furman.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably around 700 students in Greenville County Schools right now are part of families regarded as homeless \u2014 that is, staying in a shelter, staying piled in with family or friends, staying in a motel, or staying in a car.\u201d \u2014 Tony McDade<\/strong> \u201979, director of Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network<\/a> (GAIHN), in Town<\/em> magazine. GAIHN is a collaboration among churches to provide the homeless with shelter, food and hospitality.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity for juniors and seniors to live together and orient their lives around the intersection of their faith and their life in the Christian community.\u201d \u2014 Rimes McElveen<\/strong> \u201996, executive director of Mere Christianity Forum<\/a>, in a Greenville News<\/em> article. MCF promotes critical exploration of the Christian faith.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe right-to-life people are extremely smart with their strategy. Go after late-term abortions and chip away, chip away, chip away. You are making an argument on late-term abortions that might end up being very useful to you as a limit on earlier abortions.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Political science professor Glen Halva-Neubauer<\/strong>, in a Kansas City<\/em> (Mo.) Star <\/em>article.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I began my career as a sustainability student, it was with a somewhat vague idea of sustainability. I knew that I was interested in living more harmoniously with the environment and making choices that would help everyone live a better life, but I did not then recognize this as the basis for sustainability. Each year here has taught me a new lesson in sustainability, which together created a learning experience I will never forget.\u201d \u2014 Anne-Marie Melief<\/strong> \u201913, on \u201cThe Green Scene at Furman<\/a>\u201d blog.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe myths of vulnerability are that, one, it is weakness; two, I can opt out; three, it is letting it all hang out, or over-sharing; and four, I can go it alone. In reality, vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage. It is the heart of all emotions; it isn\u2019t optional. Without vulnerability, there is no intimacy. Vulnerability is about trust, intimacy and connection.\u201d \u2014 Brene Brown<\/strong>, research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, during February\u2019s \u201cEngaging Faith<\/a>\u201d conference sponsored by the Chaplains\u2019 Office and Nexus Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played a lot of instruments, but the ukulele is best, hands down. Four strings, four fingers, super happy. Get a ukulele. It\u2019ll make you feel better.\u201d \u2014 Russ Morin<\/strong> \u201984, in a Greenville News<\/em> article on his work as a luthier. Visit russmorin.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the repeal of \u2018Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u2019 back in the fall of 2011. People thought it was going to be a cathartic change, it was going to be significant, an upheaval of massive social proportions. And it was pretty much a non-event.\u201d \u2014 Dana K. Chipman<\/strong>, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army of father of Claire Chipman \u201914. He spoke on campus in March.<\/p>\n

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