Eu encontrei apenas duas citações por enquanto ( source ):
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Many things went on at Unseen University and, regrettably, teaching had to be one of them. The faculty had long ago confronted this fact and had perfected various devices for avoiding it. But this was perfectly all right because, to be fair, so had the students.
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"Students?" barked the Archchancellor. " Yes, Master. You know? They're the thinner ones with the pale faces? Because we're a university? They come with the whole thing, like rats --"
Edit: Mais de Hogfather , eu acho que é a formulação exata que você está perguntando.
"I could certainly run a marvellous university here if only we didn't have to have all these damn students underfoot all the time."