Kimberly Guilfoyle Quotes

The education of my brother and myself was of paramount importance to my parents, and in addition to their strong encouragement, they were prepared to make any sacrifice to further our intellectual development.

I was doing up to 10-12 hours a week sitting on a train to get to training but it was something I needed to do. But I still passed all my GCSEs - two As, six Bs and a C.

My grade point average went from a 2.2 to a 4.0 over the summer. I wanted to get straight A's. I decided to get straight A's. I didn't want people to think I was dumb. And when you get straight A's once, its easier.

My dad got a job as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches biology and genetics. My dad has been obsessed with science his whole life. Both my paternal grandparents were illiterate bamboo farmers, so he really worked his way up and then got a Ph.D., full ride and everything, from universities in America.

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss.

I'm a child of academics.

I had been an academic all my life. As academics, you tend to believe the smartest people are in academia.

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 had a great time at Southampton and will always be thankful for that.

Education is equally important in one's life.

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 love the women who are coming back to school and getting their degrees because they're so focused.

I am deeply indebted to Georgetown University and the basketball program for all they have done for me.

Because of engineering, I have been able to experience things I never thought I would be able to do as an undergraduate.

My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me.

That's one of the biggest things. Never being home, always traveling, having different interests and focusing on different things, just the time aspect of going back home and seeing them, you don't have that at all. It was a big sacrifice but, at the end of the day, it was worth it.

In some ways I've gone to Cash and Carter graduate school.

I left school just after my GCSEs, but I got good results so I proved to myself that I could do it.

I've just got a real thirst for knowledge now, especially seeing how the world is, seeing how the disparity is with African American men, and I want to do something special. And getting a degree from Duke is special, especially coming from where I come from.

I probably would have never made it through college without baseball, so I'm thankful for that. I really am proud that I got to play on that level.

It is important for children to learn, whether they want to pursue music or any other field.

I could never understand why other kids wanted to truant - my education here gave me everything. It's the place where I really got to flourish.

C is a passing grade. You don't need straight A's to be a scientist, despite what you may have heard.

I want my kids to go to good schools, so I put pressure on myself to work harder.

As students, it's important that irrespective of whatever you are doing, you educate yourself, as that gives you certain standing in public.