Money Quote by Elle Field

“Both of these students- both high school seniors both old enough to vote in the upcoming election- thought 'Al' Qaeda was a person. At…

— Kelly Gallagher

My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of…

— Sally Ride

During my own gap year, I learned an invaluable lesson - that I was a lousy teacher. Even though the children I 'taught,' in…

— Simon Hoggart

And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't.

— Harry Mathews

“My work has been the education I avoided.”

— William Zinsser

My parents' sacrifice and hard work obligated me to be successful, it wasn't an option to fail.

— Wayne Messam

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

— Tom Ford

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over…

— Stephen Covey

“This is the strange thing about life after university. It feels like you've just fallen off a conveyor belt of nonstop academic landmarks, and…

— Iain Hollingshead

“THough we loved school, we hadn't realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us.”

— Malala Yousafzai

My parents wanted me to go to university, they said I needed something to fall back on and I said: 'No I don't!'

— Joanna Page

I did my fair share of stupid stuff in high school, like anyone. I had a healthy fear of my parents, and I certainly…

— Christine Lakin