Book Quote by Channing Tatum

My mom had always been big on education. She was the first woman in our family to go to college, and she often reminded…

— Lecrae

My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.

— Margaret Mead

I think that's why I was able to go so far in my life and career - because my mom always supported me, even…

— La La Anthony

Most people go to college to get a job, and here I am sitting in class with a job, making exponentially more than whoever's…

— Mike Posner

My mother was very strong on me to go to college. No one had ever been to college, including my parents.

— Jack Ramsay

I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn't work out, I would go back…

— Queen Latifah

By junior high, I was a horrible student. But during my sophomore year of high school, I did have a fabulous English teacher, and…

— Andrea Barrett

My mother fiercely valued education. She entered college the same year I did, in 1979, and graduated eight years later. She was a remarkable…

— Tom Perez

My mother tells this story that when I first went to school, I thought I was going to help the teachers. I didn't realize…

— Moon Unit Zappa

Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.

— George Eliot

My mom showed me how important it is to surround yourself with opportunities and make the most of them.

— Maya Moore

And really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get…

— Sam Donaldson