“Of course we all know people who aren't cut out for college, but I know it's a mistake to think of education only as a route to a better career. Reading books, studying history - all these things contribute to making us better citizens, too.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBookCoursesReadingMistakeCareersStudyCuttingCollegeCitizensReading BooksRoutesStudying History Author:Rebecca Mead
“The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do that.” ThinkingCollegeGood PlaceBest Education Author:Rebecca Mead
“My master's degree was in journalism, but everything important I ever learned about being a journalist I learned on the job.” ImportantJobsMastersDegreesJournalismJournalist Author:Rebecca Mead
“I think it's a terrible mistake to only think in terms of a degree "buying" you something.” ThinkingTermMistakeTerribleDegreesBuying Author:Rebecca Mead
“I'm not a policy expert - I am only arguing that there is more to an education than an economic ticket.” EconomicPolicyArguingExpertsTickets Author:Rebecca Mead
“I would have thought that one of the things one should learn from college is that nothing is guaranteed. Even if you study something as vocational as accountancy, you still may end up not getting a job as an accountant.” IfsShouldMayStillsEndsJobsStudyCollegeAccountants Author:Rebecca Mead
“Best qualification for an aspiring journalist is curiosity.” CuriosityJournalistQualifications Author:Rebecca Mead
“The Iranian leaders describe the American government exactly the way American analysts describe the Iranian one, as an opaque, factionalized system with competing power centers, over which the president exercises very limited authority.” WayGovernmentPresidentLeaderExerciseAuthorityCompetingIranianAnalystsAmerican GovernmentOpaque Author:Ali Khamenei
“I don't believe that same-sex marriages would weaken heterosexual marriage. Marriage is not a scarce resource. I thought that conservatives worried about too few people choosing marriage, not too many.” PeopleBelieveSexResourcesDon't BelieveWorriedScarceScarce ResourcesHeterosexual Marriage Author:Amy Davidson
“I don't miss the obligation to be opinionated, but I do regret the chance to share a joy.” JoyChanceShareMissingRegretObligationOpinionated Author:Adam Gopnik