Quotes About College

My parents' greatest wish was that I graduated from college. Neither of my parents had a college education, and they really wanted me to have one.

No one in my family graduated from college until my brother did, and then I did.

I came to New York in 1974, when I graduated from college. And you had to use 'Backstage' because all of the auditions were listed there. Most people didn't come with agents, so you got to see a lot of what was auditioning and when and where. 'Backstage' made sure you knew the major places.

My sister and I graduated from Arizona State University where she was president and I was secretary of the College Republicans.

We need more of our young youth graduating from college trying to get their education, and trying to be contributing members, positive contributing members to the community.

I accidentally forgot to graduate from college.

I dropped out of college before graduation. I opted to begin work as an actress.

I don't remember at all what was said at my college graduation, and I think that's the case for many people.

I studied finance and accounting in college, and I worked at a massive accounting firm out of graduation.

They didn't have a lot, but my grandparents taught me the important stuff: that hard work and character, matter. When I got my acceptance (and scholarship) to college, it felt like a dream come true.

I didn't really enjoy being at college, because I was putting myself through college. We just didn't have the money. I was responsible for that, so I was constantly looking for scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities.

To play the role of a sports champion, I first needed to break my body and become supremely fit to convincingly look like a college athlete. Along with acing sporting disciplines, I also had to balance the emotional graph and light heartedness of a college drama while competing in varying sport! Combining the two drained a lot out of me.

I can only remember two books from college that moved me: E.M. Forster's 'Howards End' and F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

I'm part of a great job where I get paid to learn. My first brush with the world of showbiz happened when I got selected while I auditioned for 'Dhoom Machao Dhoom' at my college in Delhi.

I think every person who gets a football scholarship thinks the potential for great success in college - and maybe even a career in the NFL - is possible.

Iowa State's a great team; I know how tough they are in Ames.

One of the great things going on in Chicago is the educational facilities here. And the largest film school in the world is right here in Chicago: Columbia College.

I made 'Going Greek', which was a very sort of crappy fraternity comedy that I did back in 2000.

I grew up in Madras and did my schooling at St. Bedes and college at Loyola.

Everybody has a way to get to college. You study in high school, you do your work. There are always grants or loans that can be available. I guarantee you - if you want it, you can get it. Don't close the door on yourself.

In college, playing the two guard, I found a way to get drafted.

In college, I prided myself on defense and guarding the best player every night.

Always, I'm a competitor. Growing up, it's the same thing. I always wanted to compete and show how good I am. I did it in college to get the No. 1 pick, and now that I'm here, I'm going to keep getting better to prove I'm one of the best guards and players in the league. It's a long, slow grind, so I'm just taking my time every day.

I only learned what an engineer was from a college guidance counselor. When she described it, a light clicked on in my head, and I said, 'Yes, that's what I want to do.'