Author Profile
Michael N. Castle
1939 • American • Politician
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Collected Meditations
Showing 32 quotesWhen Delaware State University was founded in 1890, it was not by choice, but by social reality.— Michael N. Castle
We have to instill in them the skills they need to succeed at a young age and open up their imaginations to the very real opportunities they can be afforded if they put their minds to it.— Michael N. Castle
Upon arriving, meeting their teachers and signing up for classes, these students began to realize that their attendance at Delaware State University was not a goal achieved, but rather a dream being sewn - a first step, if you will.— Michael N. Castle
They were often the first students in their family to go to college and the very idea of higher education was still foreign to them. They had to make a conscious and often difficult decision to come to college.— Michael N. Castle
Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger.— Michael N. Castle
Just the example Delaware State University graduates set by the way they live their lives, should be an inspiration to other high school students to go to Delaware State.— Michael N. Castle
I remember coming to this college in the 1960s as a new legislator when a road divided the campus - and it was not fully paved at that - and no wall defined the campus from the highway.— Michael N. Castle
I could not agree more. The students of Delaware State often looked to the school as their chance, their hand up, their hope. And they gave their all.— Michael N. Castle
Getting to where Delaware State is today was a challenge my friends - a challenge proudly met by the people of this community and the Delaware State family.— Michael N. Castle
Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.— Michael N. Castle
After completing a Delaware State education, they were afforded opportunities beyond anything they might have imagined - and they opened doors for themselves that surely would have remained closed if they only had a high school education.— Michael N. Castle
Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go all the way.'— Michael N. Castle
With the establishment of a presence in all three counties of Delaware, recruitment in and outside Delaware and throughout the world and new master's and doctoral programs, Delaware State University will continue to grow and attract even more qualified students.— Michael N. Castle
The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives.— Michael N. Castle
And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to honor, a future to insure,' couldn't be any more fitting for this transitional period you are going through.— Michael N. Castle
Working together we can strengthen Delaware State University and the students who attend it.— Michael N. Castle
We have long honored those who gave their lives during the unfortunate reality of war.— Michael N. Castle