"In Britain, the idea one could go from blue-collar beginnings to the university was so far out, it was quite unthinkable. I took a variety of jobs to pay for tuition – from ice-cream salesman to night-club bouncer. Whatever earned the most money in the least time."
- Norman FosterRenowned architect Norman Foster, who is best known for his avant-garde creations like the Reichstag dome and the Gherkin tower, came from modest beginnings. Early in his career, it was generally accepted in Britain that it was almost impossible to go from a working-class upbringing to a university …