College Life Quotes

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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.

    College   People   Trying  
  • This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own.

    College   World   Littles  
    Woodrow Wilson, Arthur Stanley Link (1973). “The Papers of Woodrow Wilson”
  • 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.

  • Decomposition, for most, starts when they leave the free, social, and uncorrupted college life for the solitary confinement of professions and nuclear families.

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.42, Random House
  • 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.

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

    FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Sep 26, 2012
  • Let me say no danger and no hardship ever makes me wish to get back to that college life again.

    Mark Nesbit, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1996). “Through Blood & Fire”, p.24, Stackpole Books
  • 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 (2015). “Dance to the Piper”, p.79, New York Review of Books
  • And sex is definitely part of college life.

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

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

  • 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.

    "Art of Communicating Ideas". Book by William Joseph Grace, p. 389, 1952.
  • I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life.

    Writing   College   Want  
    Dodie Smith (2012). “I Capture the Castle”, p.560, Random House
  • I'm going to college. I don't care if it ruins my career. I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

    Stars   Smart   College  
    "Model of integrity" by John Patterson, www.theguardian.com. December 03, 2004.
  • My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy.

    Twitter post from Oct 07, 2015
  • I'd rather be smart than a movie star.

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

    Mom   Dad   Father  
  • Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

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

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

    Funny   Education   Sex  
  • I don't know if I'd ever want to show my college life in the films I make. I think I've passed that stage long ago.

  • College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

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

  • I spent much of my college life prepping for other careers, but I was always drawing and painting whenever I had free time. Eventually, thanks to the internet, I started noticing that there were such things as art schools, and professional artists, and people making a living doing a variety of types of art.

    Art   School   College  
    Source: littleredreviewer.wordpress.com
  • 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.

    "Governors announce cross-state education guidelines for U.S. students" by Sally Holland, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2010.
  • College is like a fountain of knowledge - and the students are there to drink

  • There's certain classes you have to take, certain things you have to do, certain money you must have. Then, if you listen to the counselors and social workers and everybody else talking at you, you would think that once you got out of high school and college, life would be beautiful. But it's not.

    Interview with David Sheff, www.playboy.com. October, 1995.
  • 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.

  • 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.

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

    FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Oct 07, 2015
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