- Artist
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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
- Players
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to Q school, I was walking into a tournament where 500 other players all wanted the same thing as me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be like some of the other young ladies that were in my school. I used to get picked on in church. Nobody wants to hang out with me. I want to hang out with the cool girls, and I started to take the wrong turn and do things I knew wasn't right.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
While the public school rewards failure by throwing more government money at failing school systems, the voucher system does the opposite.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in school, I was very involved with a lot of things. I was very very active. I couldn't say that I wasn't popular. I was a cheerleader when I was in junior high. I didn't make it in high school so I started a dance line.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a senior high school student at the Far Eastern University when the war with Japan broke out in 1941.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
At school there was no acting to be had other than school plays which I did now and again.
- Nov 07, 2020
From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.
- Stage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about six or seven months, as part of the stage crew.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Notre Dame was my dream school growing up. But in recruiting, they had some other plans, what position they wanted me to play.
- Emphasize
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- Nov 07, 2020
Medical school education and post graduate education emphasize thoroughness.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always was very interested in intellect and the massive world of knowledge out there, but in terms of being a kid who wanted to be treated as an equal, school is not the place.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020