- 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
- Creative Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to school for creative writing in college, and I wound up about six hours short of my degree.
- Business School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I took a job at the Walt Disney Company and after 18 months decided to go to business school at Harvard. I was awestruck by the campus. My first reaction was 'I don't belong here.' Then I said, 'I'm here; let's get on with it.'
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a little nerdy, but I got along with everybody. I had fun at school - skateboarding, surfing, getting kicked out of class for making too much noise.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a sheep shearer, so I grew up in a caravan; we'd go around from shearing shed to shearing shed. My mother always wanted us to be educated, so I went to a school.
- Old School
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Golf Digest' had all the old school swings, and my favorite swing, ever, was Nick Faldo's swing. And it had all the greats, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo and all that stuff, and I had the pictures of their swing sequences on my wall.
- Boarding
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my dad was alive, I wouldn't have gone to boarding school, and I wouldn't have had the success I've had.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a pretty small school from the beginning all the way up, so I knew everyone, everyone knew me.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can get motivated seeing a kid at my son's school overcome a learning disability.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teens are always shown as one dimensional. They're stereotyped. When I was in high school, I cared about more than getting a date or making the team.
- Priorities
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- Nov 07, 2020
But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I first arrived, I likened Congress to being back in school again as a freshman. Well, just like school, we have an 'August recess,' but don't let the name fool you - it's not even close to a vacation.
- Attended
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- Nov 07, 2020