Michael N. Castle Quotes

Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.

I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and go out there and do the best I can, be as ready as I can.

I was sitting on the bus, and the sign said if you're ready to better your life, come to Medgar Evers College, and I got off the bus and went to Medgar Evers College.

I expect if you are going to come out of the shadows, then you're going to want to have some type of hope in the future that you're going to improve your life and, yes, accomplish that American Dream.

I never even graduated college. I never finished learning, as it were, and I have a psychological need to be in a learning environment at all times.

I think this is one of the greatest strengths of this school. Not only do the students go on to achieve great milestones in their own lives, they never forget their roots and the school that gave them the chance they needed to improve their lives and their families' lives.

My mother worked at the telephone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night. Evenings, she took classes when she could at University of Maryland's University College, bringing me along to do homework while she studied to get the degree she hoped would offer her and me greater opportunities.

The Purdue education was fine, but I wasn't ready to learn when I was at Purdue.

Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements.

My whole life was geared toward being a highly educated person.

I was unloading sides of beef down on the docks when I decided enough was enough. By then, I'd done a lot of reading on my own, so I persuaded New York University to enroll me.

I can't say it enough that learning how to learn is one of the greatest skills anyone can have. It's why I advocate that everyone go to college.

My mother fiercely valued education. She entered college the same year I did, in 1979, and graduated eight years later. She was a remarkable role model for all of us.

When I left Stockton and went to Stanford, I felt I hit the lotto. I did not think I was coming back.

I am the perfect example that if you give somebody a chance, especially here in the United States, one can find the way.

If I got hurt or anything, I was going to need a college degree. Nothing was going to stop me from getting that.

I love the women who are coming back to school and getting their degrees because they're so focused.

The fact that I am getting a doctorate in spite of being a college drop-out proves that the world can be your university.

The Special Olympics motto, 'Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt,' really speaks to me because it embodies exactly what I have pursued in my life. Really, that's all any of us can hope for - a chance to be brave and to pursue a dream.

Attending Seattle Central was an awesome experience - it taught me a lot about discipline in a great way.

When I went to college, I went to a junior college. I wanted to go to the University of Alabama but had to go to junior college first to get my GPA up. I did a half-year of junior college, then dropped out and had my daughter. College was always an opportunity to go back. But she, my daughter, was my support. I gave up everything for her.

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

There's always a chance, a goal to make something different and get it right, finally.