“I went to college with James Coburn and Steve McQueen was a very good friend.” CollegeVery GoodGood FriendMcqueenVery Good Friends Author:Robert Vaughn
“I.B.M. was my college education, effectively. They were very good at teaching you management.” TeachingCollegeManagementVery GoodCollege Education Author:Mike McCue
“When I went off to college, I was expecting to be a concert musician. In music school I heard all of these kids who were just unbelievable. And I understand that you can be very, very good, but there's something that separates very, very good from great, and I knew that I wasn't great.” KidsSchoolHeardCollegeMusicianVery GoodConcertsExpectingUnbelievableOff To College Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I wrote poetry in middle school and high school and even through college. It was bad. I just don't think I'm very good at writing poetry. I mean, the distillation, I think, is hard for me, but I love poetry.” ThinkingWritingMeanHardSchoolMiddleCollegeHigh SchoolVery GoodLove PoetryMiddle SchoolWriting PoetryDistillation Author:Jesmyn Ward
“It was a very excellent day over there at HBO/Cinemax when they bought 'Powers' . I felt like I graduated television college, because they make amazing television. The person who said yes to Veep said yes to us, which made me feel very good about myself for five seconds. Which my self-loathing doesn't usually allow me to feel. Even I could not say that that wasn't a fun day.” FeelsPersonsMadeSaidSelfFunFeltFiveTelevisionCollegeVery GoodExcellentSecondsLoathingSelf LoathingHboFun Day Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“In my teens I fancied myself an artist; I hung out with the eccentric art teacher at my high school, painted still lifes and portraits and landscapes in watercolor and acrylics, took private lessons, won some blue ribbons for my earnest renderings. My lack of talent did little to dampen my enthusiasm. In college I thought I'd continue, but, like Salieri, I quickly realized that while I had the ability to appreciate art, I wasn't actually very good.” LittlesArtStillsSchoolArtistAbilityTeacherTalentCollegeLessonsHigh SchoolAppreciateBlueVery GoodEnthusiasmLandscapeTeensHungPortraitsEarnestEccentricRibbonsRenderingStill LifeArt TeacherWatercolorsSalieri Author:Christina Baker Kline