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Graduate Studies Quotes

Quotes tagged as "graduate-studies" Showing 1-9 of 9
Lev Grossman
“And if she liked and trusted the person who asked, she would add that yes, it was kind of a lot to deal with: her outward affect was bright and capable, and that was no illusion, but equally real was the yawning pit of exhaustion inside her. She just felt so tired sometimes. And because of everything her parents asked of her, she was ashamed of being tired. She could not, would not let the pit swallow her up, as much as she sometimes wanted it to.”
Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

Tom Robbins
“To specialize is to brush one tooth. When a person specializes he channels all of his energies through one narrow conduit; he knows one thing extremely well and is ignorant of almost everything else.”
Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“The pursuit of PhD is an enduring daring adventure.”
Lailah Gifty Akita

“PhD is possible at any age!”
Lailah Gifty Akita

“We are taken through the pursuit of the American dream, the establishment of the American family, and a smattering of suspense and intrigue.”
Nikita Allgire

Lev Grossman
“Needless to say, that meant that the Braekbills student body was quite the psychological menagerie. Carrying that much onboard cognitive processing power had a way of distorting your personality. And to actually want to work that hard, you had to be at least a little bit screwed up.”
Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

“The pursuit of PhD is enduring daring adventure.”
Lailah Gifty Akita

“Surely, the Creator was with me in every circumstance. He has granted me a successful completion of my doctorate degree.”
Lailah Gifty Akita