Suze Orman Quotes

There's no constitutional right for your parents to pay for college.

It's never too early to start thinking about tuition.

I believe the American people are entitled to some straight talk when it comes to higher education funding.

College is expensive; I always knew that, and I wanted to make money, partially to spend a little of it here and there, but primarily for a college savings fund.

As a college student, you're depending on your scholarship money, money your parents send you. So I guess when people start talking about big figures, it doesn't hit me.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

Yes, your kids should go to school. No, you shouldn't bankroll their degree whatever the cost. You've spent your life creating a sound financial plan; don't upend it by suspending your retirement savings or taking out a home equity line of credit to pay for a pricey college.

People of my age who went to college, go into college, you know what it cost back then? Nothing or next to nothing. At the most, you had to work at Dairy Queen during the summer and that would pay for your college education.

Let's get one thing straight: No one wants Stafford loan interest rates to increase.

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.

I now have two kids of my own in college, so I know how important it is that we keep the dream alive for every family and I share the concern about rising tuition costs.

We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college.

You have to have a lot of money to go to college. It's not cheap.

The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.

It seems everyone knows a college degree is important, but few have a plan to keep it affordable.

Medical research is needed, and I just saw there was a need for help that the government - state or federal - was not spending the taxpayers' money on helping people get through college.

When Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell first proposed the grants that now bear his name, he envisioned a way to help students attend our country's wonderful colleges and universities, so they could share in the American Dream.

Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college.

Michelle and I—we’re where we are today only because scholarships and student loans gave us a shot at a great education.

I was definitely planning to go to college, but I deferred my admission to Carnegie Mellon to be in a non-equity tour of 'The Sound of Music.' But I made very little money in the tour, and college is really expensive, and I thought I'd never be able to pay off those loans.

I wouldn't have gone to a Division I school if I didn't have scholarship help. We couldn't afford it.

You have a kid, and it's like, 'He's gotta go to college! Gotta have some clothes!'

I've always cared about education, and I worked with Senator Schumer on making several thousand dollars of college tuition tax deductible. That will help a lot of your middle class families make college more affordable.

I was telling some of my friends that I really wish college did pay because then you have an opportunity to have fun in college and enjoy college life and have a comfortable living.