Walter Becker Quotes

I have a daughter in college myself. It's an expensive thing.

The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.

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.

In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

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

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

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.

It's important to invest in our kids who are going to go to college or community college or a trade school.

I want to see kids go to college more.

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

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

The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.

My senior year of high school, I got into UCLA, but my family couldn't afford it.

If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that there's not a whole lot of money for school, they won't have too many options.

Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.

I did my undergraduate work at the University of California when it was still affordable. But tuition keeps on rising.

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

I went to nine different universities and never paid a nickle of my own money. My wife got many scholarships. We are children of the United States.

It’s absolutely the case that the low cost college tuition that I was able to enjoy and the financial aid that I was able to receive made my education possible.

We need to deal with helping middle-class kids get a college education.

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.

Everybody has a way to get to college. You study in high school, you do your work. There are always grants or loans that can be available. I guarantee you - if you want it, you can get it. Don't close the door on yourself.

My mom made sure all her kids went to college.

I was the only kid out of six of us to go to college, primarily because my parents could not afford it.

We should be trying to make education less expensive, not more.