- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
School Quotes
On learning, growing up and finding your own pace.
These quotes cover school in different forms: a childhood spent in Sunday school, being a late bloomer among faster-moving classmates, and skipping formal film training entirely to learn a craft directly. For lighter school-themed content, see our Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Idols
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually quit ballet when I was offered a job, an apprenticeship at North Carolina Dance Theater Company, run by John Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride, who are my idols. Everything sort of went perfectly. I was 16, and I was about to drop out of high school and become a professional ballet dancer.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
But also outside of football, with the family, the most important is to settle down, to have everything good outside with school, etc.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have an addictive personality. Boarding school merely sent me more quickly on the downward spiral that dominated my childhood.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother graduated from high school in 1969, and on January 3, 1971, she gave birth to me. She was married later that year, but by the time I was 10, she was a divorced single mother of two young boys. To make ends meet, we moved in with my grandparents, who were also housing two of my mother's siblings and their kids.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family and I moved at least six times before I graduated high school. I was fortunate to have a large family network that combined their resources to help me accomplish my goals - but not everyone may be as lucky.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a school kid, I used to read lots of comics. This started me on drawing. I would make my own comics about my teddy bear, whose name happened to be Ted.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in England, went to a nice public school, then didn't want to go to university, so I thought I would wander around. I did a season skiing, a bit of sailing, typical spoilt brat stuff. I ended up in the Caribbean. I was having a blast.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obama has built his public image around his ability to bridge divisions - racial, ideological or generational. And that was his reputation, even at Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the 'Law Review.'
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020