Novels written by university professors and set in the groves of academe are far more rigidly predictable than anything but the most routine science fiction novel, but they have escaped the stigma of being labeled as genre. – John Clute
I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes. – J. Anthony Lukas
When I went to university in Colorado, I was encouraged to write very innovative, experimental things, and some of the short stories in ‘Bearded Ladies’ are a little bit experimental. – Kate Grenville
One day, though, I was asked if I’d like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator. – Jack Youngblood
My parents didn’t go to university and weren’t brought up in England. They hadn’t heard of any other universities other than ‘Cambridge’ or ‘Oxford.’ – Richard Ayoade
Teaching is too strong a word for whatever it was I did at Northeastern University. – Robert B. Parker
When I finished school, I didn’t continue to go to university, because I decided I wanted to do music. – Oliver Sim
In marked contrast to the University of Wisconsin, Biochemistry was hardly visible at Stanford in 1945, consisting of only two professors in the chemistry department. – Paul D. Boyer
I got an assistantship in physics at the University of Illinois, and I tore up my steno books. – Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
I went to Huddersfield University Business School. That’s where I learned my trade. – Rob James-Collier
I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn’t go to university. – Rajiv Ouseph
In university, in a vain attempt to stave off the frosh fifteen, I used to melt fat-free cheese over broccoli, onions and cauliflower in the cafeteria microwave. That earned me few friends. – Rachel Sklar
Managing university finances is very tricky business. We’re nonprofits. We’re not supposed to accumulate large surpluses. – Richard Levin
I didn’t go to university. Didn’t even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did. – Terry Pratchett
I’m a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university professor. – Tony Campolo
I had a bet with Gordon Kane of Michigan University that the Higgs particle wouldn’t be found. – Stephen Hawking
