“I don't want to get too nuanced, but we have the electoral college in the United States and that means we don't have direct democracy.” WantMeanStatesUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyCollegeDirectElectoral CollegeDirect Democracy Author:Moby
“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 want to make college tuition-free for the middle class and debt-free for everyone else.” WantClassMiddleCollegeDebtMiddle ClassTuitionDebt FreeCollege Tuition Author:Hillary Clinton
“I want to invest in community colleges, training programs, and high-quality apprenticeships that help people gain the skills they need for the jobs of the future.” PeopleWantNeedsHelpingJobsCommunityQualityCollegeSkillsTrainingGainsProgramHigh QualityApprenticeshipCommunity CollegeTraining Programs Author:Hillary Clinton
“I want the younger kids, the basketball players in high school and college to hear from me and let them know that when you come to the league, this is what happens and this is how I feel as an NBA player. And it's not all peachy keen.” KnowsWantFeelsHappensKidsSchoolPlayerCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolLeagueNbaBasketball PlayerNba PlayerPeachy Author:Kevin Durant
“I want to spend my time at colleges and universities.” WantCollegeUniversityMy TimeColleges And Universities Author:Kevin O'Leary
“If we didn't have the Electoral College there would have been no George W. Bush presidency. Algore would have been elected. The Democrats have not gotten over that, and they never will get over the recount, the aftermath of that election in 2000. They are still animated by it today. It is a significant portion of the rage and anger they carry around with them every day, so they want to get rid of it.” IfsWantHas BeensStillsTodayCollegeElectionDemocratRageSignificantPortionsPresidencyGet OverAnimatedAftermathElectoral CollegeRage And Anger Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I'm not one of those who say this is the way. I'm not that opinionated. I can only say this is my way. Even the $1,000 scholarship that my son could have gotten from the state of Illinois to go to college, we didn't want. I'd rather get out and work and have my children know that their money comes from their parents and we have to work for it.” KnowsWayWantChildrenI CanStatesParentCollegeSonMy WayMy ChildrenMy SonScholarshipOpinionatedIllinois Author:Marva Collins
“My biggest advice to an official who wants to pursue college or come into the NFL is to make sure you're doing it for the right reasons. If you're coming in just because you want to be the female in the NFL, then I think you're doing it for the wrong reasons. If you're doing it because you want to be the best official, then pursue it.” IfsThinkingWantReasonAdviceCollegeFemalePursueNflOfficialsBeing The BestWrong Reasons Author:Sarah Thomas
“We need to have an education system in New Jersey and all over the country that makes all of our kids, either college or career ready. It should be their choice. I mean, every kid doesn't want to go to college. But I think we should aspire to let every child reach his maximum or her maximum potential.” ThinkingWantNeedsShouldMeanChildrenCountryKidsChoicesCareersCollegeReadyAspireMaximumJerseyEducation SystemNew JerseyMaximum Potential Author:Chris Christie
“Of course I want to test myself. I enjoy fighting. But I also have six kids, and I want them to go to college. I hope that I can reach a point where I get the best of both worlds.” WorldWantI CanKidsFightingCoursesEnjoyCollegeSixTestsBest Of Both Worlds Author:Houston Alexander
“In college I took an acting class as a joke. It sounded like something fun and easy at the time. I had originally wanted to go to art school, but I gave all that up because I didn't want to be a starving artist.” WantArtWantedSchoolArtistFunEasyActingClassCollegeJokesStarvingLike SomethingArt SchoolActing ClassesStarving Artist Author:Michael Graziadei
“Colleges seem to want candidates that are so well-rounded they'd have to be two different people use together with mutually exclusive characteristics! They have to be gung ho athletes and sensitive artists, studious nerds and gregarious social networkers, future rulers of the universe and selfless altruists.” PeopleWantWellsTwoDifferentUseSeemsTogetherArtistUniverseSocialCollegeAthleteSensitiveCharacteristicsCandidatesSelflessRulersNerdDifferent PeoplesExclusiveSocial NetworkGregariousWell RoundedStudious Author:Rebecca Goldstein
“In America, we've set up a system whereby when you take on college debt, you will never have to pay more than 10 percent of your income in repayments. And what that will do is make sure that you will never be prevented from going to school just because of money. We want to make sure that you and others like you can succeed.” WantSchoolAmericaPayCollegeLike YouSucceedPercentDebtIncomeRepayment Author:Barack Obama
“What ends up getting this Stephen Lerner guy in the mind-set that he's in is his sense of entitlement. So he wants a college education. He wants it, he should have it. It shouldn't cost him anything. And the people who provide it certainly shouldn't be getting rich because a college education he thinks is an entitlement.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldMindEndsGuyRichCollegeCostShould HaveEntitlementGet RichMind SetCollege EducationSense Of Entitlement Author:Rush Limbaugh
“People just want to see something happen that is positive for them in their lives. If you're struggling to pay your student-loan debts, or if you've got a kid trying to go to college and don't think you're going to be able to afford it, it really matters whether you get help or not. If you don't have health care or you have insurance but the insurance company won't pay for what your doctor says you need, then what's the point of people arguing in Washington? Why don't you give me some help to fix this problem? I will work with anybody if I think we can actually produce results for people.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNeedsGivingTryingMatterHelpingProblemHappensCareKidsAbleResultsPayCompanyStruggleStudentsProduceCollegeDoctorsGive MeDebtArguingThings HappenHealth CareLoanInsurance CompaniesStudent Loan Author:Hillary Clinton
“We are watching people who've been educated in the public school system and in colleges for the last 25 or 30 years become adults. They're getting jobs as TV commentators and journalists and writers and editors and producers in the media. And we're simply seeing the product of what they've been taught. And they so hate what they've been told is America's history and past that they want everybody to know they disagree with it and they've got nothing to do with it, and they had nothing to do with it, and don't blame them.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsSchoolJobsLastsAmericaPastHateSeeingMediaTaughtCollegeTvsProductsAdultsBlameProducersEducatedJournalistEditorsDisagreePublic SchoolCommentatorsSchool System Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There are a lot of young Canadians who want to be politically active at their college or their university who can't go to the party convention, who can't take part in politics, because they're holding down a job to pay their tuition. These are kids who want to do public service, who want to get involved politically, but their financial situation is precarious.” WantKidsJobsYoungPartyPaySituationCollegeInvolvedUniversityFinancialActiveConventionsGet InvolvedPublic ServicePrecariousTuition Author:Michael Ignatieff
“One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, "If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it." When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can't understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?” PeopleIfsWantFirstsSaidI CanKidsSchoolFacesPayClassRolesSeaTearsCollegeModelsEastGenerousGradesWealthyRepublicRole ModelsBusinessmanElementary SchoolHarlemCitizenryFluffySixth Grade Author:Bette Midler