“I've wanted to act since I was little, but my parents told me I couldn't pursue it until after college. The understanding was that I was lucky enough to be able to go to college and that it's important to being successful in life.” LittlesImportantEnoughAbleWantedParentUnderstandingSuccessfulCollegeLuckyPursueBeing Successful Author:Allison Williams
“We live in a world with serious class complexes. It is one thing to be a college student with loan debts and another thing to be just dirt poor for your entire life. The challenge is to come up with more complex understandings of where we are, more global awareness of what connects Americans with what is happening with suffering and oppressed people all around the world.” PeopleWorldSufferingUnderstandingChallengesPoorClassOne ThingAwarenessStudentsCollegeSeriousHappeningsComplexesCome UpDebtAround The WorldDirtOppressedLoanCollege Students Author:Bell Hooks
“It's an incredible education [for the movie J. Edgar Hoover] . It was like I did a college course on J. Edgar Hoover but not knowing and understanding the history and reading the books, but understanding what motivated this man was the most fascinating part of the research.” MenBookCoursesReadingUnderstandingKnowingCollegeResearchIncrediblesFascinatingMotivatedNot KnowingHooverJ Edgar HooverKnowing And UnderstandingCollege Courses Author:Dustin Lance Black
“I was raised in church by Christian parents and I was baptized when I was 11 years old. But I didn't really have a good understanding of what the Gospel was really all about until college.” YearsChristianParentUnderstandingChurchCollegeRaisedBaptizedGood Understanding Author:Lance Berkman
“I had a tremendous upbringing and foundation but as others like me have experienced, when you go to college, mom and dad are no longer there to help guide. There were some moments in college that really cemented my own convictions and beliefs. It was a real period of growth and maturity in my sanctifying process. I got married in college. That was a tremendous blessing. Four years later, we started having children and that gives you a deeper understanding of the Father's love.” GivingYearsChildrenRealMomentsHelpingFatherBeliefProcessUnderstandingGrowthMy OwnFourCollegeMomDadPeriodsBlessingMarriedFoundationConvictionDeeperGuidesLike MeMaturityFour YearsUpbringingHaving ChildrenMom And DadDeeper Understanding Author:Aaron Kampman
“And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus on crafting jokes and trying to make the writing really sharp. At the same time I did improv comedy in college, and that helped with understanding the performance aspect of comedy, you know, because it's different when you improv something vs. when you write it and they're both kind of part of my process now.” KnowsWritingTryingKindDifferentProcessUnderstandingSoundComedyFocusTaughtCollegeJokesAspectPerformancesCraftsWriting ComedyImprov Comedy Author:Nicholas Stoller
“My understanding of the Electoral College is that they have the right to vote for who they want. So they should vote their conscience, and if their conscience leads them that way, they should follow their conscience.” IfsWayWantShouldUnderstandingCollegeConscienceVoteRight To VoteElectoral College Author:Barbara Boxer
“I left school December of 1988. I was 21 at the time. And I hadn't quite finished my degree because I had done eight semesters, not understanding that I was going to have to finish the degree without the TAPP and Pell grant money that I had been using towards paying for much of my college tuition. And I didn't have any money. So I said, "Alright." And circumstances there were such that I thought it was maybe time to move on anyway.” SaidDoneSchoolMovingLeftUnderstandingCollegeCircumstancesDegreesEightFinishedGrantsAlrightDecemberTuitionSemesterTime To Move OnCollege TuitionPell Grants Author:Jon Gordon