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> [I don't think that every child in America is going to necessarily aspire to, you know, a four-year degree from a liberal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/i-don-t-think-that-every-child-in-america-is-going-to-necessarily/)

[Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/angela-duckworth-2560_america_i-don-t-think-that-every-child-in-americ_474440.jpg)

> [I've always spent time talking to a lot of NBA coaches, and I've always said this: There's certain things that work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-donovan/i-ve-always-spent-time-talking-to-a-lot-of-nba-coaches-and-i-ve/)

[Billy Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-donovan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/billy-donovan-4892_always_i-ve-always-spent-time-talking-to-a-lot_695482.png)

> [I was very quiet at college and had a certain group of friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yami-gautam/i-was-very-quiet-at-college-and-had-a-certain-group-of-friends/)

[Yami Gautam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yami-gautam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be8/yami-gautam-6478_college_i-was-very-quiet-at-college-and-had-a-ce_1478793.jpg)

> [When I was in college, there were certain words you couldn't say in front of a girl. Now you can say them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-lehrer/when-i-was-in-college-there-were-certain-words-you-couldn-t-say-in/)

[Tom Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-lehrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/tom-lehrer-3442_certain_when-i-was-in-college-there-were-certain_1716391.jpg)

> [ I played all four years \[at St. Mary's College\] with - at a certain point, basketball became the thing I was doing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/i-played-all-four-years-at-st-mary-s-college-with-at-a-certain-point/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/mahershala-ali-6687_basketball_i-played-all-four-years-at-st-mary-s-col_2647202.jpg)

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