Honorary Degrees Quotes

At the commencements I attended, graduates were classified by their academic rankings. Outstanding academic performance was noted in the programs and awarded with special honors.

I have more than 100 honorary Ph.D.s.

I have not the advantage of a classical education, and no man should, in my judgement, accept a degree he cannot read.

I am the proud and humble recipient of more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.

When I took the SAT, I didn't get accepted into a single white school that I applied to. Now I've got honorary degrees from a lot of those schools that rejected me. Things are different now, but not that much different.

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes?

Clark Terry is an American Master. I love to listen to him, particularly 'Mumbles.' I was so delighted when we received degrees together, along with Edward Kennedy, at the New England Conservatory in 1997.

My rule on honorary degrees has always been to have one more than Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.

I have actually five honorary degrees.

I wanted to do my doctorate. I got honorary doctorates which made me feel very fulfilled.