“The evidence is clear: Academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence.”— Dr. Adam Grant, nytimes.com
“Basically it’s been a very sexually adventurous time for me. I’m alternating nights of freedom with nights of academic focus. So at the end of my senior year, I will have had both experiences while also still being super well prepared for the professional world.”— Lena Dunham, Shoshanna Shapiro, Zosia Mamet, imdb.com
“An academic career is especially helpful to writers in two ways: 1) easy access to magnificent libraries and 2) long vacations.”— Vladimir Nabokov, amazon.com