Douglass North Quotes

I attended schools in Seattle through the University of Washington, from which I was graduated in 1931. I spent the next year at Northwestern University.

I think it's really exciting for me to see Brandi branch out. Because when you look her up and see her pictures online and see that she was this bikini model, it doesn't tell you that she's got a degree from the University of Michigan or that she attended the master's program and the University of Miami.

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

In Venezuela, which doesn't have thousands of prestige universities like the U.S., people usually stay at home while attending to college. After they graduate, they move for a job or get married.

If my idea was just to maintain a certain lifestyle, there would be no need to get a Ph.D. But I do care very deeply about the idea side as well.

Harvard has played an important role in my life. I was a student, Class of 1936, and I've been on the board of overseers. My experiences there shaped who I am.

My university teacher and mentor Kenneth Arrow remembers me as a student who asked good questions. Although I had not previously thought of myself in that way, on reflection I think that Arrow was right.

The most important thing you can do for yourself is get an education. Learn, listen, and respond. You have to study and practice to get better at your craft and to widen your skill set.

I want every single millennial woman to feel like Levo has improved their lives.

I had a great time at Oxford, got a wonderful, wonderful education there.

A college degree is not essential, but if you're already in college, and if it's at all possible, you should definitely try to finish. In college, you have a very supportive community right there, and it can give you opportunities to try out new things.

People asked me, 'Why aren't you doing something more important?' When I was doing well in the D-League, they were like, 'Why can't you get an NBA job? Or a college job?' I don't think people thought much of what I was doing. That's fine. I was learning. Not just X's and O's, but team dynamics.

I went to school at the University of Utah, and they had outstanding facilities and coaches that helped me grow and mature as a person.

I learned so much stuff at Hoffenheim and made a lot of friends. I also made good connections with the managers. They taught me a lot that I can take on in my career.

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

Getting into the senior squad was an important step for me. I can learn a lot, not only on the pitch but also in everyday life.

I knew what I wanted to do, so I was constantly working on material once I got to KU.

I feel that each opportunity has been a learning experience for me and will help me grow and be a better coach here in L.A.

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 was in law school at the University of Kentucky and realized I didn't really like law school, so I took a creative writing course for something different.

The past four years at St. John's University have been one of the most thrilling and challenging points of my career.

I learned more on 'Spirit Warriors' than I think I have on any other job.

Teacher? I never dreamed I could rise so high in the world

That's really the biggest thing, being happy in an organization that supports you and helps you grow and a city that supports you and a training staff.