Jon Secada Quotes

I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business.

I absolutely loved my time at 'Brothers & Sisters,' what I learned and everything that went with it. It was an incredibly formative time for me.

Being able to access that Stanford alumni network was huge - I actually interned at PayPal while I was at Stanford and learned a lot. Being in that environment and learning about it as a student was really fun.

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

The thing is, I wasn't surrounded by lots of people who were helping me build a career.

This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates - is they just keeping giving back.

My 6 years with Murdoch were pivotal for my entire research career.

I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn.

One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made.

You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses.

I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.

Yeah, I've had the privilege to know a lot of really talented people.

I didn't go to university, and I always had in my mind that I hadn't studied properly.

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.

When I first started working, I was very aware of the fact that I'd been to university and studied Russian and French and not acting. So when I started working, I'd started working quite young, I felt like it was important to treat myself kind of like an apprentice and do as many different types of things as I could.

It was a great learning experience to work with James Stewart.

I think I really benefited from going to college.

Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

That said, I should also add that I learned a great deal from being allowed in these privileged circles and am grateful for the opportunity to have worked closely with some of the most powerful and successful people in the business including Steven Spielberg and Ted Turner.

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.

I am both delighted and honored to return to the University of Chicago as a Distinguished Senior Fellow and embark on this new journey with the students, faculty, and wider Chicago community.