We had an argument, and he told me to be home at midnight, and I said no. And so when I did come home, the door was locked. And I had gotten a set of luggage for graduation that day, and it was on the front porch, packed. He thought that he was going to prove a point and I was going to say, 'Oh, I'm sorry, Daddy, I'm sorry'.
Copy QuoteI learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
Copy Quote View & ShareKnowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.
Copy Quote View & ShareA graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
Copy Quote View & ShareI was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun.
Copy Quote View & ShareFor a man to attain to an eminent degree in learning costs him time, watching, hunger, nakedness, dizziness in the head, weakness in the stomach, and other inconveniences.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college.
Copy Quote View & ShareI graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
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