“College: two hundred people reading the same book. An obvious mistake. Two hundred people can read two hundred books.” PeopleTwoBookReadingMistakeCollegeHundredObvious Book:M: Writings ’67–’72 Source: M: Writings ’67–’72
“I was born with God-given gifts of very talented musical ability and exceptoinal physical coordination. I always needed prodding to practice piano, violin, cornet or French horn. I had to be pulled away from any athletic participation. Now, at 63, I look back on my athletic feats - All-American, All-Pro Quaterback, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame - and I can honestly say I would trade these all if I had been smart enough to pursue my musical career. YOUNG PEOPLE - don't make the same mistake.” PeopleIfsLooksI CanEnoughYoungGivenBornAbilityMistakeCareersPracticeFootballCollegeNeededFameSmartTradeMusicalHonestlyPursuePianoHallsParticipationAthleticHornsViolinFeatsHall Of FameSame MistakesCoordinationPro FootballMusical AbilityFrench Horn Author:Otto Graham
“I went to school to play sports, but I got involved in theatre in college kind of by mistake. I ended up taking an acting class almost just to get rid of an arts requirement, but I wound up in this wonderful acting class with this teacher named Alma Becker who really saved my life. I was just kind of this knucklehead kid from DC and I was in and out of trouble all of the time. I took a theatre class and she really discovered something in me and I absolutely fell in love with it.” KindArtPlayKidsSchoolSportsActingMistakeClassTeacherWonderfulTroubleCollegeInvolvedTheatreWoundsSavedRequirementsActing ClassesKnuckleheads Author:Jon Bernthal
“Without any formal personal finance instruction in our high school or college curricula, many college seniors who graduate in the red will continue to make common financial mistakes that only exacerbate their debt burdens.” SchoolCommonMistakeCollegeHigh SchoolRedFinancialBurdenDebtFinanceInstructionGraduatesFormalSeniorPersonal Finance Author:Alexa Von Tobel
“My mistake was assuming that when I got to college, people would not be such assholes.” PeopleMistakeCollegeAssumingMy Mistakes Book:Love Story Source: Love Story
“I was brought up with the sense that I was absolutely no different from my brothers. I went to college thinking I was absolutely no different from the men in college. But that's not true. I'm fundamentally different. The problem was not being able to understand difference and equality at the same time. It's something that we can't seem to comprehend. You can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality. It's a mistake.” ThinkingMenDifferentStatesProblemSeemsAbleDifferencesMistakeCollegeHe ManBrotherMy BrotherSameness Author:Zadie Smith
“When I was a freshman in college, I went to a broadcast class by mistake. The first day, the instructor said, "Television anchors sound like they could be from everywhere and nowhere." From that point on, every time I was near an anchor, when no one was around, they would say something and I would say it right after them. It was this effort to get rid of my accent.” FirstsSaidSoundEffortMistakeClassTelevisionCollegeAccentsAnchorsInstructorsFreshman Author:Charles M. Blow
“I do not believe in public shaming. I do believe that young adults go to college to learn things, and that this process will almost inevitably result in their making mistakes and misjudgments and otherwise acting badly.” BelieveYoungProcessResultsActingMistakeCollegeAdultsYoung AdultMaking MistakesActing Badly Author:Gene Weingarten
“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
“Never get married in college; it's hard to get a start if a prospective employer finds you've already made one mistake.” IfsMadeHardMistakeMarriageCollegePerspectiveMarriedEmployersFunny MarriageGetting MarriedFunny LoveOne MistakeMarriage Is Hard Author:Elbert Hubbard
“It wasn't a mistake to come out of college early. It was the best move I ever made. I had one year to practice and learn the NBA game. It was like a redshirt year.” YearsMadeMovingGamesMistakePracticeCollegeNba Author:Michael Redd
“I threw a lot more curveballs in college and the minor leagues. Up here, they're looking for that pitch. A curveball is more recognizable out of the hand than a fastball or changeup. They're taking them or hitting the mistakes I make with them. I don't want it to be so recognizable. I'll have to work with that because that was my pitch.” WantHandsMistakeCollegeLeagueHittingMinorsFastballsCurveballs Author:Tim Lincecum
“When I decided that I wanted to go to college, I wanted to be a school teacher for 7th and 8th grade boys because I felt that was an important time for them. I had gone astray at that point in my life and really wanted to help keep them from making the same mistake I had made.” MadeImportantHelpingWantedSchoolFeltMistakeBoysGoneTeacherCollegeDecidedGradesSame MistakesSchool TeachersMaking The Same Mistakes Author:Bill Cosby
“Middle-class white children, children of privilege, are afforded the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes and still go on to college, still dream big dreams. But for kids who are born in the ghetto in the era of mass incarceration, the system is designed in such a way that it traps them, often for life.” WayChildrenStillsDreamBigsKidsOpportunityBornWhiteMistakeClassMiddleCollegeGoes OnMassPrivilegeErasMiddle ClassTrapsGhettoIncarcerationMass Incarceration Author:Michelle Alexander