College Life Quotes

• It is not my wish to lounge about the college and fatten on a fellowship all my days. I am always trying to look upon a college life as a medium not an end.

  T. E. Brown

  College, Always Trying, Wish

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• College is like a fountain of knowledge - and the students are there to drink

  Chuck Palahniuk

  College, Students, Drink

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• Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.

  John Green

  Stupid, College, Years

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• Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Writing, College, Creative

  FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Sep 26, 2012

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• Colleges don't make fools, they only develop them.

  George Horace Lorimer

  College, Fool, Fools And Foolishness

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• College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

  Robert Frost

  Funny, College, Judgment

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• If you feel that you have both feet planted on level ground, then the university has failed you.

  Robert F. Goheen

  Graduation, Education, Learning

  1961 Baccalaureate address. Reported in Time magazine, 23 Jun.

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• If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

  Frank Zappa

  Funny, Education, Sex

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• I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

  Natalie Portman

  Stars, Smart, College

  "Model of integrity" by John Patterson, www.theguardian.com. December 03, 2004.

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• Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

  John Dewey

  Life, Inspiring, Education

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• I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

  Natalie Portman

  Stars, Smart, College

  "Cerebral Celebs Give Up Screen for Studies". New York Post, www.foxnews.com. May 23, 2002.

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• I learned three important things in college-to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep at any time given a horizontal surface and fifteen minutes. What I could not learn was to think creatively on schedule.

  Agnes de Mille

  Inspirational, College, Thinking

  Agnes De Mille (2015). “Dance to the Piper”, p.79, New York Review of Books

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• If you always do what you did, you'll always get what you got.

  Marian Diamond

  Change, Workout, Emotional

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• My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.

  Maya Angelou

  Education, Mother, School

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Oct 07, 2015

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• One half who graduate from college never read another book.

  G. M. Trevelyan

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

  Maya Angelou

  Mother, Teacher, Educational

  Twitter post from Oct 07, 2015

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• I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.

  Dodie Smith

  Writing, College, Want

  Dodie Smith (2012). “I Capture the Castle”, p.560, Random House

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• 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.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Marine, College, Talking

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• A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Graduation, Senior, Education

  "Art of Communicating Ideas". Book by William Joseph Grace, p. 389, 1952.

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• I'm sure there were times when I wish I had thought, 'Gosh, that might really embarrass mom and dad,' but our parents didn't raise us to think about them. They're very selfless and they wanted us to have as normal of a college life as possible. So really, we didn't think of any repercussions.

  Jenna Bush

  Mom, Dad, Father

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• Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again.

  Joshua Chamberlain

  College, Civil War, Wish

  Mark Nesbit, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1996). “Through Blood & Fire”, p.24, Stackpole Books

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• Decide that you like college life. In your dorm you meet many nice people. Some are smarter than you. And some, you notice, are dumber than you. You will continue, unfortunately, to view the world in exactly these terms for the rest of your life.

  Lorrie Moore

  Nice, College, Views

  Lorrie Moore (2010). “The Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore”, p.629, Faber & Faber

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• If we use these common standards as the foundation for better schools, we can give all kids a robust curriculum taught by well prepared, well supported teachers who can help prepare them for success in college, life and careers.

  Randi Weingarten

  Teacher, Educational, Kids

  "Governors announce cross-state education guidelines for U.S. students" by Sally Holland, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2010.

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• I'm going to Columbia University but I'm trying to keep that low-profile because I don't want weird people following me there. I want the experience of normal college life.

  Julia Stiles

  College, People, Trying

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• I wanted to lose 30 pounds healthfully and still be able to enjoy my college experience. Having succeeded in doing just that, I wanted to share my experiences with others who could benefit from my direct knowledge of the difficulty of trying to balance college life with being healthy. It became a journey about healthy lifestyle choices, including tips and tricks for creating a new relationship with food where I was in control and could learn to love food healthfully again.

  Daphne Oz

  New Relationship, Journey, College

  Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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