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Discover the most impactful and inspirational quotes from the Oxford Quotes category. Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of motivation, wisdom, love, laughter, or a deeper understanding of life, our curated selection of quotes has something for everyone. Perfect for fans and those looking for motivation, our collection of Oxford Quotes will inspire and resonate with you.

Samantha Shannon

What I like about Oxford is how small it is; it’s really more of a big town than a city.

– Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon

It is a strange world, Oxford – quite claustrophobic. I was often glad I was only there for eight weeks at a time.

– Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon

People question what I thought of Oxford. Students used to talk about the ‘Oxford bubble’ because the place can make you feel cut off from the rest of the world. I would forget there were places like London that were not centred round libraries and essays.

– Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon

I worry that people think you have to go to a university to be a good writer, which is categorically untrue. I don’t think I learned how to write at Oxford. I did not go to any creative writing classes or anything.

– Samantha Shannon

Samantha Morton

I want to prove that you don’t have to come from Oxford University or Rada – and you don’t have to have parents that support you – to succeed.

– Samantha Morton

Sam Gyimah

At the Oxford Union I’d never debated before but I gave it a go.

– Sam Gyimah

Sam Gyimah

I was born in the UK and brought up by my single mother in Ghana, where being black was unexceptional. As an adult, I learnt to succeed in white Britain, going from a state sixth form, to Oxford university, to a well-paid job in the City, to becoming the first black Conservative MP to attend the cabinet.

– Sam Gyimah

Saeed Jaffrey

Whenever I walk down Oxford Street I see thousands of ties and there is always one that winks at me and says ‘get me out of here,’ so I buy it.

– Saeed Jaffrey

Rowan Atkinson

Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to be this jewel, this sort of two headed tradition of doing comedy, of doing sketches, and that kind of thing.

– Rowan Atkinson

Rosamund Pike

I decided to finish at Oxford because I looked up at the top of the buildings – the gargoyles and spires – and decided to stay.

– Rosamund Pike

Rory Kinnear

Having gone to a public school, I thought I knew about posh people. But I didn’t know anything until I went to Oxford.

– Rory Kinnear

Romola Garai

I’d always try to get a C, maybe a B. Other girls would trot off a brilliant essay and go off to Oxford; I’d think: ‘Where is the justice?’ I took A-levels in English, history and theatre studies and got three Bs.

– Romola Garai

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