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> [I was going to university to study psychology and my big ambition in life was to open treatment rooms for psychotherapy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-willoughby/i-was-going-to-university-to-study-psychology-and-my-big-ambition-in/)

[Holly Willoughby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-willoughby/)

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> [When I was 18, graduating high school, I was going to the University of Missouri.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-scherzer/when-i-was-18-graduating-high-school-i-was-going-to-the-university-of/)

[Max Scherzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-scherzer/)

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> [You feel the pressure of going to university because you need a back-up plan, which is why I enrolled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-lilley/you-feel-the-pressure-of-going-to-university-because-you-need-a-back/)

[Chris Lilley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-lilley/)

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> [If you're looking to become an entrepreneur then don't waste your time going to university or business school - just get on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/if-you-re-looking-to-become-an-entrepreneur-then-don-t-waste-your/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

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> [When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tricia-helfer/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-thought-i-was-going-to-university-into/)

[Tricia Helfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tricia-helfer/)

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> [To me it was fascinating, the idea of going to university and studying a subject - architecture - that I had already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-botta/to-me-it-was-fascinating-the-idea-of-going-to-university-and-studying/)

[Mario Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-botta/)

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> [Going to university is, and should be, so much more than a mechanical process of grinding out a degree qualification for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcdonnell/going-to-university-is-and-should-be-so-much-more-than-a-mechanical/)

[John McDonnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcdonnell/)

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> [I've been thinking about going back to university. I need more tools to continue to apply to the music. I've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-tijoux/i-ve-been-thinking-about-going-back-to-university-i-need-more-tools/)

[Ana Tijoux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-tijoux/)

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> [When I was at school, most people were planning on going to university and becoming doctors or lawyers. I wanted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mollie-king/when-i-was-at-school-most-people-were-planning-on-going-to-university/)

[Mollie King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mollie-king/)

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> [I went to quite an academic school, and all my friends were going to university, but even before my acting jobs, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talulah-riley/i-went-to-quite-an-academic-school-and-all-my-friends-were-going-to/)

[Talulah Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talulah-riley/)

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> [My major regret in life is not going to university, though not for the qualification I would have gained. People I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-lock/my-major-regret-in-life-is-not-going-to-university-though-not-for-the/)

[Sean Lock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-lock/)

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> [I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince-william/i-just-want-to-go-to-university-and-have-fun-i-want-to-be-an-ordinary/)

[Prince William](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince-william/)

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> [I wanted to transfer to an art school, and ended up going to the University of Southern California. They had a cinematography…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-lucas/i-wanted-to-transfer-to-an-art-school-and-ended-up-going-to-the/)

[George Lucas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-lucas/)

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> [Initially I had intended to study medicine, but before going to University I had decided that I would be better suited to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-sanger/initially-i-had-intended-to-study-medicine-but-before-going-to/)

[Frederick Sanger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-sanger/)

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> [I like the idea of going to university and studying. I didn't do it because it was a back-up plan. In some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmin-paige/i-like-the-idea-of-going-to-university-and-studying-i-didn-t-do-it/)

[Yasmin Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmin-paige/)

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> [When I was 14 my mum told my chemistry teacher she thought it was a waste of time girls going to university…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dido-harding/when-i-was-14-my-mum-told-my-chemistry-teacher-she-thought-it-was-a/)

[Dido Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dido-harding/)

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> [Universities are fantastic places to gain knowledge on a subject, develop a personal network, explore your character and learn new techniques to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/universities-are-fantastic-places-to-gain-knowledge-on-a-subject-2/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

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> [Short of finding a place on the witness protection programme, you don't get many opportunities to completely reinvent your life. Going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-brooker/short-of-finding-a-place-on-the-witness-protection-programme-you-don/)

[Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-brooker/)

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> [Jodie Foster did it, Natalie Portman did it. I think it's entirely possible to juggle university with filming... I actually think going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-watson/jodie-foster-did-it-natalie-portman-did-it-i-think-it-s-entirely/)

[Emma Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-watson/)

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> [Going to university is only one avenue to gain knowledge. There are others. A degree isn't insurance against ignorance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-garwood/going-to-university-is-only-one-avenue-to-gain-knowledge-there-are/)

[Julie Garwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-garwood/)

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> [I think going to university, getting married, having children, and then having the choice to stay at home to raise those children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lancashire/i-think-going-to-university-getting-married-having-children-and-then/)

[Sarah Lancashire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lancashire/)

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> [Further Education should be about the ability to learn, not the ability to pay - everyone who is able should have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kennedy/further-education-should-be-about-the-ability-to-learn-not-the/)

[Charles Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kennedy/)

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> [Independence was something I really wanted from a young age and I think it really helped me make sense of myself, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-barden/independence-was-something-i-really-wanted-from-a-young-age-and-i/)

[Jessica Barden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-barden/)

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> [The entertainment industry is pretty nuts, and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-watson/the-entertainment-industry-is-pretty-nuts-and-having-had-that/)

[Emma Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-watson/)

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> [I first arrived in New York in 1979. I was 19 and I was going to University in Houston, Texas, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-bushnell/i-first-arrived-in-new-york-in-1979-i-was-19-and-i-was-going-to/)

[Candace Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-bushnell/)

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