John Gokongwei Quotes

Had Barack Obama been obliged to take his degree at the University of Akron, say, it is doubtful that his progress would have been remotely as stellar.

My daughter is on academic scholarship at the University of Central Florida. I feel so blessed.

The first big break was winning a scholarship to go to Cambridge University. I was very lucky, because my parents couldn't have afforded a university education for me. Without a scholarship I couldn't possibly have gone.

The most important thing I learned at the University of Florida is that a Ph.D. and writing papers is very important in the United States.

Grade school, middle school and high school were relatively easy for me, and with little studying, I was an honor student every semester, graduating 5th in my high school class.

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

I was pre-med at Glasgow University. I was from a family who were of the mind that if you were clever enough to be a doctor or a lawyer, why wouldn't you be?

At Horace Mann High School in affluent Riverdale, New York, one of the top schools in the country, those who receive double time on tests are plentiful enough to qualify as their own segment of the student body. Known to their peers as 2Ts, they participate in the same activities, get the same grades, and attend the same range of colleges.

It was a dream come true to play for the University of Pittsburgh. My experience as a Panther is something that influences my life every day and I want to pay that forward.

I'm really proud of what we are building at the University of Houston, and hope I spend the rest of my career here.

I got into medical school at the University of California in San Francisco and did well. A lot of smart kids in medical school, and believe me, I wasn't not nearly the smartest one, but I was the most focused and the happiest kid in medical school. In 1979, I graduated as the valedictorian and was honored with the Gold Cane Award.

My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.

I was a weird animal in high school, doing no work and getting straight A's.

I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota.

I loved school, maybe too much, really. I was summa cum laude in high school. I was driven that way.

I stood as well as any in my class, but the test of scholarship at that day was contemptible

Integrated schools help students achieve academic success in the present and personal success in the future.

Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?

I was only fifteen when I finished my high-school studies, always having held first rank in my class. The fatigue of growth and study compelled me to take almost a year's rest in the country. I then returned to my father in Warsaw, hoping to teach in the free schools.

One of my proudest moments in life was earning the valedictorian medal in high school. I worked so hard for it!

I was quite nerdy at school. I skipped a year and won a scholarship in chemistry.

When I was six or seven, we went to the nearest English primary school, St Weonards, about seven miles away. The teaching was good, and this was the start of my beginning to shine as a student.

The most important thing for me is education, and my family were really supportive in making sure I did the best I could.

When I went to college, I got an engineering degree and a full scholarship.