College Quotes
College isn’t the place to go for ideas.
"College isn’t the place to go for ideas."— Helen Keller
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Meaning of this quote
The remark challenges the assumption that institutional education necessarily encourages independent thought.
Key takeaway:
Think critically alongside formal study.
Origin of the quote
Attributed to Helen Keller: Her Socialist Years, edited in 1967.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe secondary reference identifies a collection but not a checked original interview passage. Versions also add any before ideas.
