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Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by dedollarman(m): 8:27am On Jul 18, 2013
i can marry a non graduate if she,s enlightened and expose,read,write,speak at list an average english ,good behaviour is ok been a graduate is never a criterial at all but building a happy family with ur wife i my self am not a university graduate but i can speak , write and defend my self so what else if my wife and i wish tommorrow we can still further but the most important thing is been happy with ur marriage
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Vicilo(m): 8:27am On Jul 18, 2013
[quote author=ighoosagie][color=#000099][b]list of successful people who never had a university degree






Daniel Abraham, billionaire founder of Slim-Fast.
Ansel Adams, photographer. Dropped out of high school.
Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter. High school dropout.
Hans Christian Andersen, short story author, fairy tales.
John Jacob Astor, multimillionaire businessman.
Carl Bernstein, Watergate reporter, Washington Post.
Yogi Berra, baseball player, coach, and manager.
Timonthy Blixseth, billionaire founder of Yellowstone Club.
Daniel Boone, explorer, frontier leader.
Ray Bradbury, science fiction author.
Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin Music.
Sergey Brin, billionaire founder of Google.
Edgar Bronfman Jr., billionaire heir to the Seagram liquor fortune.
John Carmack, cofounder of Id Software.
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist.
Scott Carpenter, astronaut.
John Chancellor, TV journalist and anchorman.
Winston Churchill, British prime minister.
Charles Culpeper, multimillionaire owner and CEO of Coca Cola.
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers.
Charles Dickens, bestselling novelist.
Walt Disney — yes, THAT Walt Disney.
George Eastman, multimillionaire inventor and founder of Kodak.
Larry Ellison, billionaire co-founder of Oracle software company.
Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies.
Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.
Bobby Fischer, chess master.
Henry Ford, billionaire founder of Ford Motor Company.
R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.
Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft.
J. Paul Getty, billionaire oilman.
Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America.
Hyman Golden, multimillionaire cofounder of Snapple.
Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
David Green, billionaire founder of Hobby Lobby.
Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark.
Harold Hamm, billionaire oil wildcatter.
William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher.
Peter Jennings, news anchor.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation.
Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventor of the Segway.
Ray Kroc, multimillionaire founder of McDonald’s.
Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager.
Ralph Lauren, billionaire fashion designer, founder of Polo.
Charles Lindbergh, aviator.
Jack London, bestselling novelist.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president.
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College (America’s first women’s college).
John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods.
Steve Madden, shoe designer.
John Major, British prime minister.
Herman Melville, novelist, Moby Dick.
Karl Menninger, psychiatrist.
Claude Monet, painter.
Dustin Moskovitz, multi-millionaire co-founder of Facebook.
Walter Nash, prime minister of New Zealand.
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue airlines.
David Oreck, founder of The Oreck Corporation.
George Orwell (aka Eric Blair), author of Animal Farm and 1984.
Larry Page, billionaire founder of Google.
James A. Pike, Episcopal bishop.
Ron Popeil, multimillionaire founder of Ronco.
Leandro Rizzuto, billionaire founder of Conair.
John D. Rockefeller Sr., billionaire founder of Standard Oil.
Karl Rove, presidential advisor.
William Safire, columnist for the New York Times.
Colonel Harlan Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Vidal Sassoon, multimillionaire founder of Vidal Sassoon.
Richard Schulze, billionaire founder of Best Buy.
William Shakespeare, playwright, poet.
John Simplot, billionaire potato king.
Isaac Merrit Singer, sewing machine inventor.
Walter L. Smith, president of Florida A&M University.
Will Smith, Grammy-winning rapper, actor.
Alfred Taubman, billionaire chairman of Sotheby.
Jack Crawford Taylor, billionaire founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Dave Thomas, billionaire founder of Wendy’s.
Ted Turner, billionaire founder of CNN and TBS.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad magnate.
Theodore Waitt, billionaire founder of Gateway Computers.
DeWitt Wallace, founder and publisher of Reader’s Digest.
Ty Warner, billionaire developer of Beanie Babies.
Sidney Weinberg, managing partner of Goldman Sachs.
Steve Wozniak, billionaire co-founder of Apple.
Wilbur Wright, inventor of the airplane.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, billionaire.



were did u finish 4rm ? all dis without naming 1 Nigerian , jobless Tatafo
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by lugado: 8:32am On Jul 18, 2013
Odunharry: ahahah,dat nt ma definition o....but as a wife at least knw aw 2 cuk.
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Bros u said the right thing o. Its easier said than done. If u marry wife wey no fit cook, u are going spend most of ur time eating out. And if u employ female house help thats good in cooking, bet u by the time u start eating her food like HUNGRY MAN SIZE or u by mistake compliment her cooking, bet u d girl's life will be in danger.
On a more serious note: three most important things that binds couple together are : Money , food and sex

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Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 8:32am On Jul 18, 2013
Adeojo Foluke C: no I can't. I left a guy coz he can't speak English properly. He is cute though. But d tone is alwayz dere
Awe iye lekute nibun! Koyò,o....
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Dumkele1: 8:33am On Jul 18, 2013
Can u marry bill gates?can u marry dangote?
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Odunharry(m): 8:45am On Jul 18, 2013
Adeojo Foluke C: no I can't. I left a guy coz he can't speak English properly. He is cute though. But d tone is alwayz dere
sister u no try o,after dating d guy and probably giving him false hope?
Na so u take brk person hrt o,but wait o,na yoruba or ibo or pidgin him use toast u?
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 8:48am On Jul 18, 2013
sage_:

I have a stable job with loads of common sense and a 1st degree. So, how far? Anything for me?

Lol
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by duni04(m): 8:49am On Jul 18, 2013
God forbid! with the experience of patience Jonathan? don't want to end up like our president and his illiterate wife
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Abaniwealth(f): 8:52am On Jul 18, 2013
Why not?what matters most is divine wisdom God gave to us...EDUcation or No Education is a world wisdom and fades away anytime...the most pertinent thing is being marry the woman or d man u love..simple?
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Itoroetti(m): 8:52am On Jul 18, 2013
Shollypopz:
If your definition of a wife is one who can cook, abeg take all the non graduates available and save the graduates for men who can offer them better.

The way u sound,seems u can't cook.its a pity?
What's the feature of a woman?
U expect it to be an applause for a woman not to be able to cook.
I weep profusely for graduates!
Bin a graduate has rendered nigerians useless.
Is genevieve naiji a graduate?
Is wizkid,2face,d'banj,etc are they graduates?
Don't u seem graduates becoming street co-operate beggers?
I'm a graduate,but its rubbish for one to keep using this factor as a determinant for success.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Itoroetti(m): 8:53am On Jul 18, 2013
didicold: Nope, i dont think so, as a woman i am expected to "marry up" not otherwise, and i prefer enlightened ppl to roll with,i had a bf dat was a poly graduate, most of d time he kept taking potshots @ my university education even though i never discriminated against his and i graduate with an above average degree, i think it helps in a relationship if a man perceives he is more enlightened dan his woman, d male ego is a very fragile thing:p :-XNope, i dont think so, as a woman i am expected to "marry up" not otherwise, and i prefer enlightened ppl to roll with,i had a bf dat was a poly graduate, most of d time he kept taking potshots @ my university education even though i never discriminated against his and i graduate with an above average degree, i think it helps in a relationship if a man perceives he is more enlightened dan his woman, d male ego is a very fragile thing:p

What advantage do u have over a female poly graduate?
I wish to know.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Karevwite: 8:57am On Jul 18, 2013
sure na!...wts d big deal abt nt being a grad.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by seedord247(m): 8:58am On Jul 18, 2013
ohaleoghene: My bf is a. Secondary school holder , he plays football in Europe , me a graduate , I have not made quater of the money he makes in a week . Like seriously , who cares if he is a graduate ? Seen lots of graduate who can't even give their kids good education . But he is so proud that is wife to be is a graduate . Funny enough , he writes and speaks better than most graduates

Moral of your story.. You luff him bcus he play football in europe and he send you mula every month. shocked
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by joe4christ(m): 8:58am On Jul 18, 2013
Never, seriously i cant afford having a woman in my life who is incapable of handling situation with wisdom, knowledge and understanding while maintaining her composure and has great approach towards problem solving and be able to instill same descipline on our kids...
That's the kind of woman every man needed to build up his home.
And i just dont believe a non graduate could possess such qualities, i just dont see the possibilty.
Except proven wrong!
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Sunglow: 8:59am On Jul 18, 2013
Shollypopz:
I'm not insulting you, I'm just telling you to go learn how to cook instead of looking for a woman that can cook.
.WORD!shockedwink

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Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Afam4eva(m): 9:04am On Jul 18, 2013
Does being a graduate guarantee common sense? NO

I'll marry anyone with the commonest of sense.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by mindyourword: 9:05am On Jul 18, 2013
can 2 work together unless they agreed.
been a graduate is not a criterion for
happy home. understanding matters a lot.
I have seen people that are graduate with
or without broken home likewise people
without any solid educational background.
understanding is the key.I can marry anybody
irrespective of the person qualification. so far
the person understands me.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by MissOpe(f): 9:07am On Jul 18, 2013
ighoosagie: educated people cud sometime b very difficult to relate n coincide wit in a marriage, they will stick to their belief on everytin rather than accepting it in a general accepted view dat cud benefit both parties.
Being a graduate doesn't really mean u re educated, most of our ancestors lived solely on natural wisdom without even seeing d walls of academic institutions, yet they were able 2 create n discover most of d tins we so depend upon today.
albert aston eistein said that education is wat remains wen everytin u re tot in school is gone.

The high rate of divorce in d western communities cud b traced to paper education, where couples tink changing partners is the best way of marital problems resolutions, unlike our ancestors who were trained dat marriage is 4 beta 4 worse.



i dont see university degree as yardstick 4 a working marriage.

me already bag my Bsc sha.
U for no bag am , u for nylon am or better still sack am.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Odunharry(m): 9:07am On Jul 18, 2013
Afam4eva: Does being a graduate guarantee common sense? NO

I'll marry anyone with the commonest of sense.
i like this
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:23am On Jul 18, 2013
Y not,bin a graduate does not guarantee been matured and aving special qualities.Bin a graduate does not guarantee aving common sense and a matured mind.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by DonaldGenes(m): 9:32am On Jul 18, 2013
coughs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:34am On Jul 18, 2013
The list is wrong, firstly Larry Page is a graduate(up to PhD), walt disney(a graduate of fine art) and so on. Get facts right
ighoosagie: [b]list of successful people who never had a university degree






Daniel Abraham, billionaire founder of Slim-Fast.
Ansel Adams, photographer. Dropped out of high school.
Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter. High school dropout.
Hans Christian Andersen, short story author, fairy tales.
John Jacob Astor, multimillionaire businessman.
Carl Bernstein, Watergate reporter, Washington Post.
Yogi Berra, baseball player, coach, and manager.
Timonthy Blixseth, billionaire founder of Yellowstone Club.
Daniel Boone, explorer, frontier leader.
Ray Bradbury, science fiction author.
Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin Music.
Sergey Brin, billionaire founder of Google.
Edgar Bronfman Jr., billionaire heir to the Seagram liquor fortune.
John Carmack, cofounder of Id Software.
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist.
Scott Carpenter, astronaut.
John Chancellor, TV journalist and anchorman.
Winston Churchill, British prime minister.
Charles Culpeper, multimillionaire owner and CEO of Coca Cola.
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers.
Charles Dickens, bestselling novelist.
Walt Disney — yes, THAT Walt Disney.
George Eastman, multimillionaire inventor and founder of Kodak.
Larry Ellison, billionaire co-founder of Oracle software company.
Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies.
Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.
Bobby Fischer, chess master.
Henry Ford, billionaire founder of Ford Motor Company.
R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.
Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft.
J. Paul Getty, billionaire oilman.
Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America.
Hyman Golden, multimillionaire cofounder of Snapple.
Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
David Green, billionaire founder of Hobby Lobby.
Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark.
Harold Hamm, billionaire oil wildcatter.
William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher.
Peter Jennings, news anchor.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation.
Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventor of the Segway.
Ray Kroc, multimillionaire founder of McDonald’s.
Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager.
Ralph Lauren, billionaire fashion designer, founder of Polo.
Charles Lindbergh, aviator.
Jack London, bestselling novelist.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president.
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College (America’s first women’s college).
John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods.
Steve Madden, shoe designer.
John Major, British prime minister.
Herman Melville, novelist, Moby Dick.
Karl Menninger, psychiatrist.
Claude Monet, painter.
Dustin Moskovitz, multi-millionaire co-founder of Facebook.
Walter Nash, prime minister of New Zealand.
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue airlines.
David Oreck, founder of The Oreck Corporation.
George Orwell (aka Eric Blair), author of Animal Farm and 1984.
Larry Page, billionaire founder of Google.
James A. Pike, Episcopal bishop.
Ron Popeil, multimillionaire founder of Ronco.
Leandro Rizzuto, billionaire founder of Conair.
John D. Rockefeller Sr., billionaire founder of Standard Oil.
Karl Rove, presidential advisor.
William Safire, columnist for the New York Times.
Colonel Harlan Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Vidal Sassoon, multimillionaire founder of Vidal Sassoon.
Richard Schulze, billionaire founder of Best Buy.
William Shakespeare, playwright, poet.
John Simplot, billionaire potato king.
Isaac Merrit Singer, sewing machine inventor.
Walter L. Smith, president of Florida A&M University.
Will Smith, Grammy-winning rapper, actor.
Alfred Taubman, billionaire chairman of Sotheby.
Jack Crawford Taylor, billionaire founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Dave Thomas, billionaire founder of Wendy’s.
Ted Turner, billionaire founder of CNN and TBS.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad magnate.
Theodore Waitt, billionaire founder of Gateway Computers.
DeWitt Wallace, founder and publisher of Reader’s Digest.
Ty Warner, billionaire developer of Beanie Babies.
Sidney Weinberg, managing partner of Goldman Sachs.
Steve Wozniak, billionaire co-founder of Apple.
Wilbur Wright, inventor of the airplane.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, billionaire.



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And how many of ur compatriots is on d list?

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Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:35am On Jul 18, 2013
I will rather marry a non graduate who has common sense,a matured mind and as EXPERIENCED d 'hard' life than marry a graduate dat has njoyed and flexed all her life since birth,no respect,no common sence atall..!I would av to think twice b4 i can even think of marrying a graduate 4rm a vry rich home,some of does girls are equal to babies,no common sense atall,dem no sabi notin about life.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:38am On Jul 18, 2013
Dumkele_1: Can u marry bill gates?can u marry dangote?
tel me d gal way no go gri marry 2face.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by loswhite(m): 9:40am On Jul 18, 2013
Shollypopz:
I'm not insulting you, I'm just telling you to go learn how to cook instead of looking for a woman that can cook.
babe y are u takin it personal?
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:49am On Jul 18, 2013
Avalani: and what exactly will you be offering the man? shameless.
.......and what exactly will you be offering the woman?? Very shameful.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:51am On Jul 18, 2013
How many Graduates are employed? Is it not these ones that patrol the streets with envelope and file in their hand? When the go save money come marry?. If you want to marry make sure to marry a man who can take care of you and who loves you and dont rely on Graduate otherwise u go just begin sell orange for street corner. Mama Aboy grin grin cheesy cheesy cheesy.

Been a Graduate in Naija doesn't really pay and this days you see guys leaving school to pursue their dream in other to come back to school later, I have a married friend who left school to pursue his dreams and the guy has HUMMERED, He imports one of the hot selling products in the east(if i mention the product, anyone from the east will know him) and the last time i spoke with him he told me he wants to do part time study in school. This is a guy without any degree but he has achieved so many things that even university graduates are serving under him.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by CHIMSKY(m): 9:53am On Jul 18, 2013
ighoosagie: [b]list of successful people who never had a university degree






Daniel Abraham, billionaire founder of Slim-Fast.
Ansel Adams, photographer. Dropped out of high school.
Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter. High school dropout.
Hans Christian Andersen, short story author, fairy tales.
John Jacob Astor, multimillionaire businessman.
Carl Bernstein, Watergate reporter, Washington Post.
Yogi Berra, baseball player, coach, and manager.
Timonthy Blixseth, billionaire founder of Yellowstone Club.
Daniel Boone, explorer, frontier leader.
Ray Bradbury, science fiction author.
Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin Music.
Sergey Brin, billionaire founder of Google.
Edgar Bronfman Jr., billionaire heir to the Seagram liquor fortune.
John Carmack, cofounder of Id Software.
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist.
Scott Carpenter, astronaut.
John Chancellor, TV journalist and anchorman.
Winston Churchill, British prime minister.
Charles Culpeper, multimillionaire owner and CEO of Coca Cola.
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers.
Charles Dickens, bestselling novelist.
Walt Disney — yes, THAT Walt Disney.
George Eastman, multimillionaire inventor and founder of Kodak.
Larry Ellison, billionaire co-founder of Oracle software company.
Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies.
Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.
Bobby Fischer, chess master.
Henry Ford, billionaire founder of Ford Motor Company.
R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.
Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft.
J. Paul Getty, billionaire oilman.
Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America.
Hyman Golden, multimillionaire cofounder of Snapple.
Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
David Green, billionaire founder of Hobby Lobby.
Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark.
Harold Hamm, billionaire oil wildcatter.
William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher.
Peter Jennings, news anchor.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation.
Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventor of the Segway.
Ray Kroc, multimillionaire founder of McDonald’s.
Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager.
Ralph Lauren, billionaire fashion designer, founder of Polo.
Charles Lindbergh, aviator.
Jack London, bestselling novelist.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president.
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College (America’s first women’s college).
John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods.
Steve Madden, shoe designer.
John Major, British prime minister.
Herman Melville, novelist, Moby Dick.
Karl Menninger, psychiatrist.
Claude Monet, painter.
Dustin Moskovitz, multi-millionaire co-founder of Facebook.
Walter Nash, prime minister of New Zealand.
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue airlines.
David Oreck, founder of The Oreck Corporation.
George Orwell (aka Eric Blair), author of Animal Farm and 1984.
Larry Page, billionaire founder of Google.
James A. Pike, Episcopal bishop.
Ron Popeil, multimillionaire founder of Ronco.
Leandro Rizzuto, billionaire founder of Conair.
John D. Rockefeller Sr., billionaire founder of Standard Oil.
Karl Rove, presidential advisor.
William Safire, columnist for the New York Times.
Colonel Harlan Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Vidal Sassoon, multimillionaire founder of Vidal Sassoon.
Richard Schulze, billionaire founder of Best Buy.
William Shakespeare, playwright, poet.
John Simplot, billionaire potato king.
Isaac Merrit Singer, sewing machine inventor.
Walter L. Smith, president of Florida A&M University.
Will Smith, Grammy-winning rapper, actor.
Alfred Taubman, billionaire chairman of Sotheby.
Jack Crawford Taylor, billionaire founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Dave Thomas, billionaire founder of Wendy’s.
Ted Turner, billionaire founder of CNN and TBS.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad magnate.
Theodore Waitt, billionaire founder of Gateway Computers.
DeWitt Wallace, founder and publisher of Reader’s Digest.
Ty Warner, billionaire developer of Beanie Babies.
Sidney Weinberg, managing partner of Goldman Sachs.
Steve Wozniak, billionaire co-founder of Apple.
Wilbur Wright, inventor of the airplane.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, billionaire.



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Now this is good and it doesnt even fill half the page.Have u thought of how long the list of unsuccessful people who never had a degree is?I wager u ,it would stretch as far as the eye can se
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Ibyno(m): 9:53am On Jul 18, 2013
Even as two face has so many kids, if he still wanna marry any of u, can any of u here say no to him ?, dis days our graduate are just like old days primary 6, bet u many of uni lag graduate can't defend their degree .
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:54am On Jul 18, 2013
ighoosagie: [b]list of successful people who never had a university degree






Daniel Abraham, billionaire founder of Slim-Fast.
Ansel Adams, photographer. Dropped out of high school.
Christina Aguilera, singer, songwriter. High school dropout.
Hans Christian Andersen, short story author, fairy tales.
John Jacob Astor, multimillionaire businessman.
Carl Bernstein, Watergate reporter, Washington Post.
Yogi Berra, baseball player, coach, and manager.
Timonthy Blixseth, billionaire founder of Yellowstone Club.
Daniel Boone, explorer, frontier leader.
Ray Bradbury, science fiction author.
Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin Music.
Sergey Brin, billionaire founder of Google.
Edgar Bronfman Jr., billionaire heir to the Seagram liquor fortune.
John Carmack, cofounder of Id Software.
Andrew Carnegie, industrialist and philanthropist.
Scott Carpenter, astronaut.
John Chancellor, TV journalist and anchorman.
Winston Churchill, British prime minister.
Charles Culpeper, multimillionaire owner and CEO of Coca Cola.
Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers.
Charles Dickens, bestselling novelist.
Walt Disney — yes, THAT Walt Disney.
George Eastman, multimillionaire inventor and founder of Kodak.
Larry Ellison, billionaire co-founder of Oracle software company.
Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies.
Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett-Packard.
Bobby Fischer, chess master.
Henry Ford, billionaire founder of Ford Motor Company.
R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome.
Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft.
J. Paul Getty, billionaire oilman.
Amadeo Peter Giannini, multimillionaire founder of Bank of America.
Hyman Golden, multimillionaire cofounder of Snapple.
Barry Goldwater, U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
David Green, billionaire founder of Hobby Lobby.
Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark.
Harold Hamm, billionaire oil wildcatter.
William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher.
Peter Jennings, news anchor.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers and Pixar Animation.
Dean Kamen, multimillionaire inventor of the Segway.
Ray Kroc, multimillionaire founder of McDonald’s.
Tommy Lasorda, baseball manager.
Ralph Lauren, billionaire fashion designer, founder of Polo.
Charles Lindbergh, aviator.
Jack London, bestselling novelist.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian president.
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke College (America’s first women’s college).
John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods.
Steve Madden, shoe designer.
John Major, British prime minister.
Herman Melville, novelist, Moby Dick.
Karl Menninger, psychiatrist.
Claude Monet, painter.
Dustin Moskovitz, multi-millionaire co-founder of Facebook.
Walter Nash, prime minister of New Zealand.
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue airlines.
David Oreck, founder of The Oreck Corporation.
George Orwell (aka Eric Blair), author of Animal Farm and 1984.
Larry Page, billionaire founder of Google.
James A. Pike, Episcopal bishop.
Ron Popeil, multimillionaire founder of Ronco.
Leandro Rizzuto, billionaire founder of Conair.
John D. Rockefeller Sr., billionaire founder of Standard Oil.
Karl Rove, presidential advisor.
William Safire, columnist for the New York Times.
Colonel Harlan Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC).
Vidal Sassoon, multimillionaire founder of Vidal Sassoon.
Richard Schulze, billionaire founder of Best Buy.
William Shakespeare, playwright, poet.
John Simplot, billionaire potato king.
Isaac Merrit Singer, sewing machine inventor.
Walter L. Smith, president of Florida A&M University.
Will Smith, Grammy-winning rapper, actor.
Alfred Taubman, billionaire chairman of Sotheby.
Jack Crawford Taylor, billionaire founder of Enterprise Rent-a-Car.
Dave Thomas, billionaire founder of Wendy’s.
Ted Turner, billionaire founder of CNN and TBS.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens).
Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad magnate.
Theodore Waitt, billionaire founder of Gateway Computers.
DeWitt Wallace, founder and publisher of Reader’s Digest.
Ty Warner, billionaire developer of Beanie Babies.
Sidney Weinberg, managing partner of Goldman Sachs.
Steve Wozniak, billionaire co-founder of Apple.
Wilbur Wright, inventor of the airplane.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, billionaire.



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What do the majority of these people have in common? They are TALENTED ENTREPRENEURS or LEADERS.

Is everyone gifted with entrepreneurship skills? No.
Was everyone born to be a leader? Certainly not.

As a matter of fact, a lot of these people stopped their education BECAUSE they found that they had a bigger, better vision, with talent and opportunity to back it up.

So, if you don't have a bigger, better vision with talent and opportunity to back it up, I wouldn't recommend using these people as your yardstick, or you may be in for a bit of a disappointment.

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Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by CHIMSKY(m): 9:58am On Jul 18, 2013
CHIMSKY:
Now this is good and it doesnt even fill half the page.Have u thought of how long the list of unsuccessful people who never had a degree is?I wager u ,it would stretch as far as the eye can se
Or you could compile a list of successful people who do have a degree.Do you realize how long that would be?I know we keep on saying degrees dont matter.But I personally think having a degree opens your mind.It generally improves your chances at whatever it is you eventually choose to do.Just my 10 cents.
Re: Can You Marry A Non-graduate? by Nobody: 9:59am On Jul 18, 2013
Itoroetti :


The way u sound,seems u can't cook.its a pity?
What's the feature of a woman?
U expect it to be an applause for a woman not to be able to cook.
I weep profusely for graduates!


The way you type, it's obvious you can't cook. What a pity?!
What's the purpose and feature of a man?
You expect me to applaud you for not knowing how to cook?
I weep profusely for you and your fellow illiterates.

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