James Patterson Quotes

I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had a 3.2. I always wished that I had the capacity to get straight A's, but I didn't. I didn't beat myself up about it, but I really studied hard for my grades.

I wasn't a very good student. I prefer to learn by experience.

Upon arriving, meeting their teachers and signing up for classes, these students began to realize that their attendance at Delaware State University was not a goal achieved, but rather a dream being sewn - a first step, if you will.

I've always wanted to get an education, and tonight's as good a time as any.

I probably didn't put forth the effort I should have put forth, didn't realize the value of education until I went to college.

I was 17 the first time I set foot in a classroom, but 10 years later, I would graduate from Cambridge with a Ph.D. 'Educated' is the story of how I came by my education. It is also the story of how I lost my family.

I went to one year of college. I only went to class twice a quarter to pass the tests. I thought it was a waste of time.

I loved the college experience of studying.

My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be ready to learn. If you're not interesting in learning, it doesn't work. As I grew older and wanted to learn and desperately wanted inside information, learning was a lot easier.

I was probably a B student in high school, but it wasn't until I got to college that I said, 'Oh! This is what it's all about.' And then I became an A student. I studied journalism in college and that's what really kicked it into high gear for me.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

The value of a good education has never left me.

In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader.

I'd like to get a degree. You ever see the movie 'Back to School?' I'll go back with my kids.

My college, Fitzwilliam, was pretty good but unfashionable and I lived in digs so I was not part of the cloistered 'old college' environment, which frankly was a bit intimidating. But I worked hard and settled in by exploring politics and girls.

For the last year I've been at Stanford University as a student and I've had time to read the newspaper.

As far as I can see, about the only thing I've missed is a college education.

I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.

I had decent but not great grades in high school because I was highly motivated in some subjects, like the arts, drama, English, and history, but in math and science I was a screw-up. Wooster saw something in me, and I really flourished there. I got into theatre, took photography and painting classes.

I finished my high school. I think an educate is very, very important.

I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.

I think I really benefited from going to college.