Frederick Sanger Quotes

In Finland, getting a university degree is the first thing that you expect your kids to do.

I was the first person to go to university from my family.

As far as I could tell, I was the first person anywhere in my family tree to go to university.

I was the first one in the family, on either side, to go to college - much less graduate school.

My elder brother is a lecturer in a college in Haryana, and my eldest sister was a teacher. I feel they are more educated than I am. I, too, used to dream of becoming a teacher.

I was a good student. I started college at 16 years old and did okay.

I wanted to do my doctorate. I got honorary doctorates which made me feel very fulfilled.

There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a less-advanced school, a slower-track school where they do well.

I studied at Howard. I studied at Oxford.

In 1960, I earned my Chemistry Degree from Cornell University.

I kept up top grades, and by senior year, a flow of mailed college recruiting brochures accumulated into an avalanche on our dining room table.

Education was something my parents always put a lot of emphasis on. It was naturally in me, and my sister is equally driven. She is a paediatric endocrinologist.

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

The idea of having proper qualifications had been very much ingrained in me. My father had a steady job for the Potato Marketing Board, and the family emphasis was on getting to university.

I worked hard at my four-year M.A., but got a 2.1. That was a big disappointment, as I wanted to write about history and thought I needed a First.

I graduated college with a 3.5 GPA, when I came into college barely able to get in.

I went to Cambridge University and was the first in my family to graduate.

The chips fall into place, but the educational experience I had at Cal, second to none.

Because I did well at the prep school, I got to have more options as some different universities gave me offers.

Getting a degree from Duke University is an amazing accomplishment for me.

My mother ended up getting a Ph.D. of her own, in chemistry, and eventually became a tenured professor.

I'm very proud to tell you guys I have been accepted into Stanford University, one of the main institutions of learning and research in the world.

I know I haven't been the greatest student, but I do intend to get my degree. Otherwise, my mother will kill me.

I have applied to go to either Durham or Loughborough University to study Applied Physics and would like to get some qualification behind me. But when I do think about becoming professional Essex would be my first choice as I have been very happy playing and practising with them.

In my family, graduating and getting your bachelor's is just the beginning. It's only expected. You're underachieving if you don't strive for more than that.