Sara Paretsky - I went to college at the University of Kansas, where I got a degree in political science.

Frederick Reines - I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Technology.

Quentin Tarantino - When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'no, I went to films.

Kelly Clarkson - I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. It's what I wanted to do, so we went.

Jens Lekman - I went to Legoland in Denmark when I was five, I think, but I went to Germany when I was 17 to have a little adventure after graduation.

Davy Jones - It used to be 65 when you went into retirement. Before that, when you got into your 50s, you were getting older.

Fiona Apple - I got all my work done to graduate in two months and then they were like, I'm sorry, you have to take driver's ed. I just kind of went, Oh, forget it.

Jim Jarmusch - I didn't get my degree at NYU; I got it later, they gave me an honourary one.

Sara Sampaio - You can achieve anything you put your mind and hard work to.

Jon Gruden - I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team.

Nicole Kidman - Life has got all those twists and turns. You’ve got to hold on tight and off you go.

Ruby Wax - College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

Vinod Khanna - After my graduation from Sydenham College with a degree in Commerce, I was spotted by late Sunil Dutt, my idol, to act in films.

Ruth Ann Minner - Our promise to our children should be this: if you do well in school, we will pay for you to obtain a college degree.

Bobby Scott - It is virtually impossible to compete in today's global economy without a college degree.

Marian Wright Edelman - Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.