On the record

"With Thompson out of the race, it's not a rock-solid Republican seat any more. Now all of a sudden it becomes another Republican vulnerability. It stretches them a little further and increases slightly the chances that Democrats will retain control of the Senate."

John Geer, professor of political science, on how Sen. Fred Thompson's retirement might shake up Tennessee politics

"George W. Bush has a fetish for secrecy. And unless this executive order of his is overturned, it will be a victory for secrecy in government -- a victory so total that it would make Nixon jealous in his grave."

Hugh Davis Graham, Holland N. McTyeire Professor of History and a lead critic of President Bush's executive order overturning the Presidential Records Act of 1978

"It gradually became clear to me that the university is more like a film studio, where you have a couple of people walking around in suits -- 'the suits' -- and a kind of official group -- the faculty -- who are pursuing independent projects, research and working with students. So the process that's required is very different. You have to go with your own vision and develop it and put together your project, kind of like a movie."

Bill Ivey, Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Visiting Scholar and former National Endowment for the Arts chair, on making the transition from public life to academe

"We always play as a team, win as a team, lose as a team."

Zuzi Klimesova, senior basketball player, on the attitude behind the Commodores' success

Compiled by Kara Furlong

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