Double Quote by ContraPoints

I went straight into grad school out of college.

— Jessica Tarlov

I went to Dartmouth College so simply by being an Indian-American woman, I was already so statistically interesting. And then the fact that I…

— Mindy Kaling

I ended up doing amazing things with my life; I'm well-read, educated and sophisticated - and I'm not the stereotype everyone makes me out…

— Taryn Manning

I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so nothing of what I was studying seemed to fit. I know…

— Harrison Ford

I started my career when girls of my age were going to school.

— Poonam Dhillon

I do believe that everyone growing up faces differential opportunities. With me, it was books and travel and some good teachers.

— James A. Michener

After graduation, I discovered that I'd hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that,…

— Caroline Ghosn

I wanted to be a car mechanic and I wanted to race cars and the idea of trying to make something out of my…

— George Lucas

My parents wanted me to be smart and be a scholar, and the best I could do was graduate high school.

— Levon Helm

At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to…

— Rita Levi-Montalcini

I didn't do so well in the academic world, so I think the only way I could express myself was through visual art -…

— Anonymous

I was off to Yale to be a lesbian

— Judith Butler