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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American high school graduate is two years behind his English, French or German counterpart; in Alabama, God knows how far behind.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did six internships, even though I was only allowed to do one. I had a paper with my advisor's signature on it that I would just forward for every new internship. I didn't get school credit, but I got away with giving free labor to everyone.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there performing, and I was working in coffee houses and lounges, and people came to see me and hear my material.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first job out of school was to do basic research at Johns Hopkins University's applied physics lab.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, from the time I was in junior high school I decided I wanted to be a chemist. I didn't quite know what a chemist was, but I kept it up and got my Ph.D. in physical chemistry.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't go to school a full year until I was 11 or 12, so I lived in books. I really was an observer of life.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I left high school - I was younger than my classmates, just 17 - I knew I wanted to be an actress, but I thought, 'When I go to college, I'd rather study something else.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
In high school, driver's ed was at the same time as drama class. And I had to take drama class. Now I can sing the lead in 'Oklahoma!,' but I can't drive.
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- Nov 07, 2020
At school I was a disaster, but when I would design, I could feel a sense of pride. I've always designed, and I would literally design everything I'd see: cars, bikes, motorcycles - everything.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to encourage students during school hours to express their views, to discuss their views in the classroom or the playground.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was probably a B student in high school, but it wasn't until I got to college that I said, 'Oh! This is what it's all about.' And then I became an A student. I studied journalism in college and that's what really kicked it into high gear for me.
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- Nov 07, 2020