Quote from Phil in Suddenly, Last Summer
Phil: Hey, honey. I've been mulling over your Sacramento decision. Alex: It wasn't exactly my- Phil: Of course I want my baby girl close, but I got to get used to you leaving. Because college - and knowing you, a great college - is right around the corner. Am I right? Now, Habitat will look good on an application, but does Sacramento really move the needle? I have another place in mind. Little hint, it starts with an "El." Alex: El Salvador? Are you serious? They have an unstable government and- And earthquakes. Phil: Boats. Looks like there's a h-hill. I'm just saying, you don't push yourself at this stage, you wind up at a second-tier college. Soon you've lost all your ambition. You're just drifting through life, hoping someone offers you an "M-R-S" degree. Is that who you want to be?