I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I had a lot of success from the start. I never really was tested for long periods of time. I got my… — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
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In Venezuela, which doesnt have thousands of prestige universities like the U.S., people usually stay at home while attending to college. After… — Juan Pablo Galavis Copy Share Image
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In college, you're just out there running to get open. You're not thinking deep down in thought about what it takes to… — Deebo Samuel Copy Share Image
My high-school papers, my college-application essays, read like Norman Mailer packed in a crunchy-peanut-butter sandwich. — James Wolcott Copy Share Image
America ranks 21st when it comes to math education. We rank 25th when it comes to science. We used to be number… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
And, as for me, if, by any possibility, there be any as yet undiscovered prime thing in me; if I shall ever… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
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A significant contribution to science pedagogy and to the scholarship of teaching and learning. ... [W]ill be of interest to researchers in… — David W. Oxtoby Copy Share Image
In college I was one of six males who auditioned for five male roles in a comedy play. I was the one… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
I got a job as the Visuals Art's Teacher at my Alma Mata, St. Mary's College. Then my interests shifted to animation.… — St. Lucia Copy Share Image
I was rather literary in college—one year I wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the 'Yale News.'—and now… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I was one of those kids who looks really good on paper, I tested very well, I went to a fancy college,… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I grew up playing football and baseball and moved on to play college baseball, and, you know, as a kid, my dream… — Chris Lane Copy Share Image
Most of the time, I'm fighting guys who are 22 years old, former college wrestlers, athletes, kids who are in much better… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
The highest culture is not obtained from the teacher when at school or college, so much as by our ever diligent self-education… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
The lefties are on the side of the thugs. They've taken over the universities. I don't think anyone learns anything at college… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
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I remember when I was in college, I used to watch Julia Child's cooking show during dinner and joke with my roommates… — Martin Yan Copy Share Image
In college I did theater for my first two years. It was plays, as if it was Broadway, not movies or anything… — Brandin Cooks Copy Share Image
At a lot of college graduations, you'll hear people say, 'Follow your passions,' and that is important, but no one talks about… — Sal Khan Copy Share Image
Somebody who moved up very fast was Jim Cameron, who was a young guy out of - I think he came from… — Roger Corman Copy Share Image
My first job out of college was six weeks of picking fruit alongside a dozen or so men from Mexico. The orchard… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
All this stuff is kind of surreal to me - Ididn't think I'd be in the league or none of that. It… — Kevin Durant Copy Share Image
I used to watch college basketball games. I used to look at Mateen Cleaves and all those guys... Mike Bibby, when he… — Darrelle Revis Copy Share Image
I have a few uniforms - depending on whether I'm going to a college campus or meeting a head of state. But… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me… — Katrina Adams Copy Share Image
I didn't come from any kind of academic background, but I lived in a college town and I knew people who weren't… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“tired of going through life without an education. Tomorrow, I think I'll go to the community college and sign up for some… — Various Copy Share Image
I started taking part in college competitions... my first-ever performance with a band was in McDonald's, and I got Rs 500. I… — Atif Aslam Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
I wrote poetry in middle school and high school and even through college. It was bad. I just don't think I'm very… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Reed College required a thesis for a Bachelor's degree. Normally a Bachelor's is sort of like being stamped 'Prime US Beef.' They… — David Eddings Copy Share Image
If, by deferring or maybe even skipping college entirely, students were foregoing their one hope for immersion in Western civilization, there would… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
Work isn't really work for me. I hate to tell you this, but I've never liked the weekend in my life. I… — John Kluge Copy Share Image
A lot of students who are 18 or 19 go to college partly for the social aspect of it. At the community… — Jill Biden Copy Share Image
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