Backgrounds Quote by Samuel Alito

I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think…

— Wallace Shawn

I loved college, I loved Princeton.

— Mellody Hobson

“I entered Princeton University as a graduate student in 1959, when the Department of Mathematics was housed in the old Fine Hall. This legendary…

— Phillip A. Griffiths

I grew up in a little town in Minnesota, 500 people. I went out to Princeton, and I wasn't very well-accepted out there by…

— Walter Kirn

And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the navy.

— Harry Mathews

Princeton has made an enormous difference in my life, and I am delighted to be able to express my gratitude in such a tangible…

— Gordon Wu

I went to Illinois. Most people think I went to Princeton or something. But I was never a diligent student.

— James Holzhauer

I acted all the way up until Princeton. It was just one of my favorite extracurricular activities. Then I got to Princeton and had…

— Wentworth Miller

Princeton ignited my intellectual curiosity and introduced me to a new social world. It... challenged me on the most fundamental levels imaginable. It was…

— Bill Bradley

I was a pretty unsavvy applicant, and I am grateful that the dean of admissions at Princeton chose to take a chance on a…

— Asha Rangappa

My mom wanted me to apply to Princeton, cause she just I guess since I was a kid had this dream that I would…

— Tina Fey

I went to Northwestern because I had gone to a really nontraditional high school. I was like, 'It'd be cool to have a traditional…

— Zooey Deschanel