Quotes for All
What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. Eleanor Powell
I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy– of course, both those ideas are really the same idea. Frank Wilczek
Learn as much as you can while you are young, since life becomes too busy later. Dana Scott
When I went off to college, I was expecting to be a concert musician. In music school I heard all of these kids who were just unbelievable. And I understand that you can be very, very good, but there’s something that separates very, very good from great, and I knew that I wasn’t great. Condoleezza … Read more
But if you tell folks you’re a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be a student in anything and not have to know anything. Just say toxicology or marine biokinesis, and the person you’re talking to will change the subject to himself. If this doesn’t work, mention the neural synapses of embryonic pigeons. … Read more
Well, when I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they’re still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn’t do much for them. Charles Barkley
It’s not that I don’t love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible. Bobby McFerrin
There isn’t a child who hasn’t gone out into the brave new world who eventually doesn’t return to the old homestead carrying a bundle of dirty clothes. Art Buchwald
Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind. Albert … Read more
Of course there’s a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don’t take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell