College Quotes · Page 35

As a child, I envisioned a career in the hard sciences. In sixth grade, I was buying college chemistry textbooks.

— Reggie Fils-Aime

Up until I was a junior at Georgia, I felt that when all was said and done, I'd at least have a…

— John Isner

If [a student's] college’s endowment portfolio has fossil-fuel stock, then their educations are being subsidized by investments that guarantee they won’t have…

— Bill McKibben

We need to send hundreds of millions of dollars down to our public high schools, vocational colleges, and community colleges to begin…

— Van Jones

I was raised in a wonderful family of faith. It was church on Sunday morning and grace before dinner, but my Christian…

— Mike Pence

When I finish playing, I think I'd like to coach college baseball

— Barry Bonds

When I got out of college, I booked a movie called 'Go for It!' with Lionsgate, came out here, and I've been…

— Gina Rodriguez

What's against legalization in a practical sense? A couple of college kids figured out how to take a hemp plant and turn…

— John Buffalo Mailer

I guess it really didn't even dawn on me that you could be a rock critic as a job until I was…

— Chuck Klosterman

The economy, virtually all the new income has gone to the top 10 percent, and we need to find those areas where…

— Jeff Merkley

My high-school papers, my college-application essays, read like Norman Mailer packed in a crunchy-peanut-butter sandwich.

— James Wolcott

I have a difference with Senator [Bernie] Sanders, who promises free college, which, if you look at the fine print, depends really…

— Hillary Clinton

The SAT plays an important role in helping admissions officers around the country sort out students, well-deserving students from 20,000 high schools…

— Jonathan Grayer

Education, in K-12, technical college and universities needs to be a top priority in Wisconsin.

— Tom Barrett

At a time when going to college has never been more important, it's never been more expensive, and our nation's families haven't…

— Anonymous

Like a bottle of wine or a promising college quarterback turning pro, C.E.O.'s are similar to what economists call experience goods: you…

— Adam Davidson

My parents are both college professors, and it made me want to question authority, standards and traditions.

— Maya Lin

[My mother] is the greatest hero I'll ever know because she kept us all together, she made sure we all graduated college.…

— Billy Crystal

My parents were not at all involved in science. In fact, neither of them went to college.

— Alan Guth

I think technology is fantastic but maybe it's just developed too fast for us in real world applications. By the same token…

— Clint Mansell

I remember my uncle used to work pouring concrete and as a plumber. Now, I don't see uncles working as plumbers or…

— Scarface

Good English, well spoken and well written will open more doors than a college degree... Bad English will slam doors you don't…

— William Raspberry

When I was in college, we used to take a popcorn popper, because that was the only thing they would let us…

— Mike Huckabee

This summer, we need to let our kids go play and we need to stop worrying about whether or not it's going…

— Darell Hammond

I was going to study at the Sorbonne and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing…

— Gloria Estefan