America Quote by Claire Messud

I was a history major at Princeton University; I took exams in war and diplomacy, and I find those things very fascinating.

— Dean Cain

My parents were interested in history and the world. My father read Graham Greene and Georges Simenon and was a strong trade unionist and…

— Robert Harris

My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts…

— Donald Barthelme

Ben Franklin and Samuel Johnson, he credits their wisdom for his success. "They were both utterly brilliant men. And powerful communicators. Both have helped…

— Charlie Munger

I had an excellent Ivy League education, and it gave me a long view of things.

— Steve Wynn

I went to great schools. Wharton School, a lot of great places.

— Donald Trump

Harvard was very important to me and has been very important to so many people for so many years.

— John Paulson

Understood what the struggle was about. My mother. Couldn't read or write, but she had more sense than many a graduate from Harvard.

— Al Lewis

Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the…

— Masayoshi Son

I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education.

— Lorraine Toussaint

I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor,…

— Pete Seeger

My alma mater was books, a good library.

— Malcolm X