lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɛn ˈæskt wˌaɪ hiː tʃˈoʊz tə mˈuːv fɹʌm stˈænfɚd wɪð ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ bˈʌdʒɪt tə sˈɛntɹəl mˈɪʃɪɡən, pˈɑːɹk kwˈoʊɾɪŋ sˈiːzɚ stˈeɪɾᵻd “aɪd ɹˈæðɚ biː fˈɜːst ɪn ɐ saɪbˈiəɹɪən vˈɪlɪdʒ ðɐn sˈɛkənd ɪn ɹˈoʊm” swˈɛnsən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
Later, when asked why he chose to move from Stanford (with a larger budget) to Central Michigan, Park (quoting Caesar) stated “I’d rather be first in a Siberian village than second in Rome” (Swenson, 1965).