Adamant Quote by Alice Eve

I could, I think, quite easily have gone to Oxford. I got four good A levels, but my father's income was such that I…

— Colin Baker

I didn't even have a clear idea of why I wanted to go to Oxford - apart from the fact I had fallen in…

— Alan Bennett

My parents didn't go to university and weren't brought up in England. They hadn't heard of any other universities other than 'Cambridge' or 'Oxford.'

— Richard Ayoade

I went to Oxford University - but I've never let that hold me back.

— Margaret Thatcher

I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to…

— Sigrid Undset

As a first-generation American, my parents expected that I would go on to have pretty tactical higher-education-type jobs - doctor, lawyer, engineer. Those were…

— Bozoma Saint John

My dad wanted me to be a scientist and I was set to study science A-levels. But after the first term I realised it…

— Lucy Worsley

My father would have been spectacularly ill-suited to working for an institution of any kind, and I suspect that, to a lesser degree, that's…

— Amy Bloom

“Very well. I will take you to Oxford. It might be an educational opportunity at that. You can see the college your father attended,…

— Barbara Metzger

I think, if I had a dad, I would have went the normal college route. I'm so stoked my life panned out how it…

— Tyler, The Creator

I had a great time at Oxford, got a wonderful, wonderful education there.

— Eric Greitens

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's…

— Chuck D