Jaylen Brown Quotes

I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors.

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.

If grade inflation continues, a college bachelor's degree will have just as much credibility as a high school diploma.

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.

As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education.

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.

It's been a strange day - a day when I thought I was on top of the world, planning my life. I planned all of my courses for the rest of the semester at Smith, and talked to my advisor about honoring in History.

This is to inform all the Students that their Attendance at College Orders is hereby dispensed with … and that they are at liberty to return Home or prosecute their Studies elsewhere, as they think proper: And that those who pay particular Attention to their Studies that these as these confused Times will admit, shall then be considered in the same Light and Standing as if they had given the usual Attendance here.

My life, even as a college student, has all been through the NCAA, and I'm telling you there's so much good that comes out of it.

So much about big-time college sports is criticized. But the worst scandal is almost never mentioned: the academic fraud wherein the student-athletes, so-called, are admitted without even remotely adequate credentials and then aren't educated so much as they are just kept eligible.

I'm a child of academics.

I had tutors, but education was just not a priority.

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.

If a guy is not serious about being a student-athlete then why force him into the college system. He's not serious about getting education.

Coming from a small town in New Mexico - Lovington, New Mexico - I was very happy to go to college for free and get a scholarship to play college football.

You don't immediately adopt the values and the framework of this, the academically successful world, just because okay now you kids get to go to high school.

We should be encouraging - not penalizing - folks who want to pursue higher education.

Some of my best experiences have been at KU and I'm thankful for my teammates, coaches and all the people that support KU.

I know people talk about poverty and other factors, but there is very little I can do to ensure that a child has a stable two-parent home. But what if we can give them a shot in the classroom with a stable, high-standards environment?

I support parents making the best decisions for their kids' education.

I was a physics topper in my school and used to encourage my juniors.

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

Every one of us deserves the right to have a great education that's going to prepare us and give us the tools that we need in order to thrive outside of school. It's our government's responsibility to make sure that everyone is included.

I passed the 11-plus and went up to the senior school, where my two older sisters had already gone. I was in the 'A' stream, but in the third year, they asked me to give up Latin; no one had ever got 7 per cent before.