College Importance Quotes

I was always kind of a school person - my parents were teachers, and my grandparents were immigrants, so their big thing was, 'Go to college, go to college, go to college.'

One thing that is clear to me: as a society, we put way too much emphasis on a slip of paper - that college diploma.

I don't think that's a fair representation of life, that you have to go to college and do well to get anywhere.

Stay in college, kids. Otherwise, you may become an umpire.

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.

I dropped out of college in Hawaii just because I thought school was for losers. But school's really important.

I think school is very important and I personally had a great experience at North Carolina, which helped shape me as a basketball player and a person. Every once in a while, you will have a player who can make the jump and have an immediate impact on the professional level, but most of the players who come out would absolutely benefit from going to college.

I don't recommend skipping college, but things have worked out for me.

It doesn't matter what college you go to.