"I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days, I had no intentions of going to college"
- Duane G. Carey
About this Quote
In this quote, Duane G. Carey reflects on his decision to take a break from education after high school. He mentions that he had no intent of going to college at the time, and had actually rather chosen to take a few years off. This might recommend that he was unsure about his future strategies and required time to figure things out. It also reveals that his frame of mind and objectives might have changed in time, leading him to eventually pursue a college education. This quote highlights the value of taking some time to check out and find one's enthusiasms and goals, even if it indicates differing the conventional course.
This quote is written / told by Duane G. Carey somewhere between April 30, 1957 and today. He was a famous Astronaut from USA.
The author also have 29 other quotes.
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"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
