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> [When I went off to college my dad would call and be like, 'hey did you watch RAW?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-mccool/when-i-went-off-to-college-my-dad-would-call-and-be-like-hey-did-you/)

[Michelle McCool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-mccool/)

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> [My parents never went to college. My dad started as an hourly worker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-scaramucci/my-parents-never-went-to-college-my-dad-started-as-an-hourly-worker/)

[Anthony Scaramucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-scaramucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b12/anthony-scaramucci-2445_college_my-parents-never-went-to-college-my-dad_1983099.jpg)

> [I was very smart in school. I had straight As and was going to graduate high school at 16 and start college.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dania-ramirez/i-was-very-smart-in-school-i-had-straight-as-and-was-going-to/)

[Dania Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dania-ramirez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ac/dania-ramirez-17105_dad_i-was-very-smart-in-school-i-had-straigh_1131643.png)

> [My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-lochte/my-senior-year-of-high-school-when-i-was-getting-recruited-for/)

[Ryan Lochte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-lochte/)

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> [I had really bad grades in high school and didn't want to go to college, and my dad said, 'Why don't you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foster/i-had-really-bad-grades-in-high-school-and-didn-t-want-to-go-to/)

[Mark Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/mark-foster-5994_bad_i-had-really-bad-grades-in-high-school-a_1787646.jpg)

> [It came time to go to college. My dad said, go wherever you want. Take whatever you want. He just really believed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-liotta/it-came-time-to-go-to-college-my-dad-said-go-wherever-you-want-take/)

[Ray Liotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-liotta/)

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> [My dad's my biggest fan. When I went to college, my dad came into my life in full-on dad mode. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-koy/my-dad-s-my-biggest-fan-when-i-went-to-college-my-dad-came-into-my/)

[Jo Koy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-koy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1c/jo-koy-11272_biggest-fan_my-dad-s-my-biggest-fan-when-i-went-to-c_2554585.jpg)

> [Not at all, I wanted to go into medicine. I took science in college. But my dad was a Producer - Director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soundarya/not-at-all-i-wanted-to-go-into-medicine-i-took-science-in-college-but/)

[Soundarya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soundarya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/soundarya-38395_college_not-at-all-i-wanted-to-go-into-medicine_1924764.jpg)

> [“Life's cheap out here, Daniel. With a little budgeting I can get by till you go off to college." "And then?" My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-peck/life-s-cheap-out-here-daniel-with-a-little-budgeting-i-can-get-by/)

[Dale Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-peck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/dale-peck-22041_life_life-s-cheap-out-here-daniel-with-a-litt_2150747.jpg)

> [“He didn't understand that it's all connected, that one subject leads to another and forms a kind of chain that rises its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/he-didn-t-understand-that-it-s-all-connected-that-one-subject-leads/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/david-sedaris-333_acid_he-didn-t-understand-that-it-s-all-conne_2051814.png)

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