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"I want to go to college. I'm going to take four years off. I don't want to miss that. I want to be a writer. I think that'd be awesome."
Kristen Stewart
"I want to go to college. I'm going to take four years off. I don't want to miss that. I want to be a writer. I think that'd be awesome."
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"One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything."
Art Linkletter
"One of the wonderful things about going to a small college is you can get into everything."
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"I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college."
Bo Jackson
"I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college."
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"At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school."
William Standish Knowles
"At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school."
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"Anyway, when I was a kid, I dutifully went to the Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College."
Rod Taylor
"Anyway, when I was a kid, I dutifully went to the Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College."
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"As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur."
Woodrow Wilson
"As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur."
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"Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that."
Christopher Durang
"Then in college I became obsessed with film, and wanted to be part of that."
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"I didn't really have a plan of attack when I got in college."
Carrot Top
"I didn't really have a plan of attack when I got in college."
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"When my kids are in college, maybe I'll drag my fishnets and high heels out."
Sheena Easton
"When my kids are in college, maybe I'll drag my fishnets and high heels out."
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"I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943."
John Pople
"I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943."
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"My teaching began in 1936 at Iowa State College where T. W. Schultz was the department chairman."
George Stigler
"My teaching began in 1936 at Iowa State College where T. W. Schultz was the department chairman."
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"The college stations have a big voice, and I would like to become more involved with them. I would like to have symposiums with the members of various college radio stations."
Angie Stone
"The college stations have a big voice, and I would like to become more involved with them. I would like to have symposiums with the members of various college radio stations."
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"We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour."
Holly Johnson
"We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour."
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"Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?"
Mike Huckabee
"Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?"
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"College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil."
Ruby Wax
"College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil."
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"A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place."
Red Grange
"A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place."
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"I travelled to California when I was 18 and went to Los Angeles State College."
Robert Vaughn
"I travelled to California when I was 18 and went to Los Angeles State College."
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"In college, I started out doing musicals and Shakespeare."
Ray Liotta
"In college, I started out doing musicals and Shakespeare."
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"At our college we were taught a universal approach to find out about a person: what problems the person has, what difficulties, what personal tendencies and likings."
Markus Wolf
"At our college we were taught a universal approach to find out about a person: what problems the person has, what difficulties, what personal tendencies and likings."
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"I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley."
Marjory Stoneman Douglas
"I wanted to go to a good college, and my mind was set on Wellesley."
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"I guess I hit a point while I was in college when I realized I would have to do something with my life!"
Scott Wolf
"I guess I hit a point while I was in college when I realized I would have to do something with my life!"
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"I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college."
Ana Gasteyer
"I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college."
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"Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals."
Ruben Hinojosa
"Our record number of teenagers must become our record number of high school and college graduates and our record number of teachers, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and skilled professionals."
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"I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day."
Keira Knightley
"I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day."
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"From 1931 to 1937, I was a Fellow and Lecturer in Economics at Hertford College, Oxford."
James Meade
"From 1931 to 1937, I was a Fellow and Lecturer in Economics at Hertford College, Oxford."
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"I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law."
Michele Bachmann
"I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law."
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"I haven't gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years."
Mackenzie Astin
"I haven't gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years."
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"The most frequent complaint I hear from college students is that professors inject their leftist political comments into their courses even when they have nothing to do with the subject."
Phyllis Schlafly
"The most frequent complaint I hear from college students is that professors inject their leftist political comments into their courses even when they have nothing to do with the subject."
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"I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands."
John Dykstra
"I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands."
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"Not only that - college doesn't particularly qualify you for the outside world. he world is changing so fast, and college is not. It should strive to be more in tune with the world."
Kent McCord
"Not only that - college doesn't particularly qualify you for the outside world. he world is changing so fast, and college is not. It should strive to be more in tune with the world."
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"I started doing stand-up in college."
Carlos Alazraqui
"I started doing stand-up in college."
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"When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea before that, but then I got actual, really good tea there and never looked back."
Sarah Zettel
"When I was in college, I spent a summer working in London. I'd enjoyed tea before that, but then I got actual, really good tea there and never looked back."
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"My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional."
Mira Sorvino
"My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional."
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"I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done."
Carmelo Anthony
"I think going to college for that one year was probable the best thing I have ever done."
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"I noticed that almost everyone I went to college with has worked at something other than the subject they majored in. I guess that' s one of the reasons for campus unrest."
Kent McCord
"I noticed that almost everyone I went to college with has worked at something other than the subject they majored in. I guess that' s one of the reasons for campus unrest."
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"The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active."
Amartya Sen
"The student community of Presidency College was also politically most active."
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"Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day."
Ryan Sypek
"Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day."
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"When I went to college, we had a very good local following, but stations only televised two or three NCAA games a season. And when I went to Europe, once in a while we had a good crowd, but usually not."
Sue Wicks
"When I went to college, we had a very good local following, but stations only televised two or three NCAA games a season. And when I went to Europe, once in a while we had a good crowd, but usually not."
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"Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun."
Eric Roberts
"Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun."
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"The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."
James A. Garfield
"The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other."
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"I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana."
Trishelle Cannatella
"I went to college in Mississippi; I'm from Louisiana."
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"My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl."
Jessica Savitch
"My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl."
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"You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today."
Oscar Robertson
"You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today."
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"At times during high school and college I wished to be a sportswriter."
Luke Ford
"At times during high school and college I wished to be a sportswriter."
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"I was in college for two years, and just hated it in the '60s."
Kurt Loder
"I was in college for two years, and just hated it in the '60s."
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"When it's finals week and you've been studying for five hours straight, you need three things to get you through the nigh.The biggest Slurpee you can find,half cherry half Coke.Pajama pants, the kind that have been washed so many times they are tissue-paper thin. And finally,dace breaks.Lots of dance breaks."
Jenny Han
"When it's finals week and you've been studying for five hours straight, you need three things to get you through the nigh.The biggest Slurpee you can find,half cherry half Coke.Pajama pants, the kind that have been washed so many times they are tissue-paper thin. And finally,dace breaks.Lots of dance breaks."
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"I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated."
Al McGuire
"I think everyone should go to college and get a degree and then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cabdriver. Then they would really be educated."
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"Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college."
Treat Williams
"Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college."
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"College ain't so much where you been as how you talk when you get back."
Ossie Davis
"College ain't so much where you been as how you talk when you get back."
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"I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you've probably cut too loosely."
David Zucker
"I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you've probably cut too loosely."
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