Desire Quote by Diane Lane

Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will.

— David Duchovny

I've got Ph.D. just because I enjoyed reading and writing and didn't know what else to do. It was something fun to do. Like…

— Tim Hecker

I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering.…

— Aaron Patzer

I want to make as much of a contribution as I can, to Harvard, to higher education and hopefully, to education around the world.

— Jim Breyer

I wanted to do my doctorate. I got honorary doctorates which made me feel very fulfilled.

— Poonam Dhillon

My life has always been about making certain I accrue the skills necessary to make my ambitions real.

— Stacey Abrams

But while doing that I'd been following a variety of fields in science and technology, including the work in molecular biology, genetic engineering, and…

— K. Eric Drexler

I have a lot to contribute from the things I have learned about what to do and what not to do, and can use…

— Humza Yousaf

My goal was to always get my degree. Once I did that, I thought I could pursue any other passion because I had something…

— Eve Torres

Ultimately, my Ph.D. is in mathematical physics, focusing on quantum field theory and curved space-time, and I worked with Stephen Hawking.

— Nathan Myhrvold

I went through a lot of occupations. I was questioning my contribution to the world.

— Cory Michael Smith

What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.

— Aubrey de Grey