Michelle Obama

My family didn't have a lot of money, so I worked my heart out to get my degrees. But the minute I graduated, suddenly everyone was asking me, 'Well, when are you going to get married and start having kids?' And the truth is I had no idea how I would balance the expected role of wife and mother with a challenging career.

American First Lady

Robin Williams

I don't have a college degree, and my father didn't have a college degree, so when my son, Zachary, graduated from college, I said, 'My boy's got learnin'!

American Comedian

Eve Torres

My goal was to always get my degree. Once I did that, I thought I could pursue any other passion because I had something to fall back on if I needed it.

American Actress

Evelyn Ashford

I can't run forever. I decided to go back to school for my degree, because I know now there's more to life than track.

American Athlete

Bob Dylan

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

American Musician

Wole Soyinka

Human life has meaning only to that degree and as long as it is lived in the service of humanity.

Nigerian Dramatist

John Travolta

You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.

American Actor

William Inge

The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.

English Clergyman

Mike Leach

Fish aren't smart. It's not like they have advanced degrees.

American Coach

Coy Bowles

The 'Will Powers' story is like my life to a certain degree.

When measuring angles, degrees show rotation, not flat distance.

Not a Flat Measure

360 degrees make a full circle, useful in navigation and design.

Full Circle

Degree can imply intensity or severity in various contexts.

Intensity

Use 'degree' to compare importance, involvement, or change.

Comparison

Degrees represent completed education at different levels.

Academic Achievement

Having a degree often is seen as an asset in the job market.

Professional Recognition

Degrees measure warmth or cold, critical in weather and science.

Temperature Scale

Different places may use Celsius or Fahrenheit degree scales.

Cultural Variations

Degree can indicate a specific point within a progress continuum.

Process Progress

Use degree to express how much or little something is true.

Expressing Extent

In organizations, degree signifies rank or achievement level.

Hierarchical Level

Degree has special meanings in unique contexts like Freemasonry.

Exclusive Contexts

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Can you solve the...

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The psychology of...

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