College Quote by Paul Dano

I ended up doing four or five plays in college and being an English major with my thesis in language acquisition, which I was…

— Carrie Coon

“An English major is like being in a book club that costs $40,000 a year, has only annoying people in it, offers no refreshments…

— Aaron Goldfarb

I was an English major in college!

— Maggie Siff

“MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE AN ENGLISH MAJOR. AT LEAST, YOU GET TO READ STUFF THAT'S WRITTEN BY PEOPLE WHO CAN WRITE! YOU DON'T HAVE…

— John Irving

“When you are an English major, they tell you that you can do anything, but what they really mean is that you could just…

— Nora McInerny Purmort

I was an English major.

— Jenna Bush

I didn't fit the typical profile of a trader. I was an English major working on a novel at night. Most everyone else was…

— Philipp Meyer

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

— Stephen Ambrose

“I swear on Peter Stuyvesant’s peg leg that the country that became the U.S. bears a closer family resemblance to the devil-may-care merchants of…

— Sarah Vowell

The feeling persists that no one can simultaneously be a respectable writer and understand how a refrigerator works, just as no gentleman wears a…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“The English major reads because, as rich as the one life he has may be, one life is not enough.”

— Mark Edmundson

“I suppose I could have been nicer when I was at Columbia. I could have been polite, respectful, turned in my papers on time.…

— Ted Rall

“It's my job as best friend to make sure he's not a serial killer. Or an English major, not sure which one's worse.”

— Shelly Crane

During his weekly address to the nation, President Obama discussed higher education and said, 'The most important skill you can sell is your knowledge.'…

— Jimmy Fallon