- Process
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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
- Graduate School
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you teach, you need to give the students incentives by grades or by other factors. I went to the Bible to find that topic in Scripture. I was shocked that after college and graduate school I had no idea that Jesus Christ had talked so much about rewards.
- Nov 07, 2020
We only got clothing once a year, like, right before school began. It's like, that's when you got your clothing.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
James Thurber was an inspiration because his drawings were so primitive. I am self-taught - I didn't go to art school - so I thought when I started doing them, 'If James Thurber can be a cartoonist, I can,' because his stuff is very raw.
- High School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got to know Peyton Manning when he was a high school junior and I was the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt I ought not to be wasting time, and I hurried to graduate from high school to enroll at UCSD. I also hurried to finish college, to go on to higher studies. By the time I was in my teens, I had a strong sense of mission, wanting to discover something important or solve a major problem in biology or medicine.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started in high school and then I went onto professional training after that.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my earliest ventures was when I was nine years old. I realized there was a shortage of pencils at school, so I started Rent-a-Pencil. But I made a fundamental mistake. Everybody stole my pencils.
- Gulf Coast
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- Nov 07, 2020
Started playing indoor volleyball in 5th grade. Started playing club volleyball when I was 15. Played in high school and at Florida Gulf Coast University. Started playing beach volleyball after graduating from FGCU.
- Photography
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied photography in high school, and straight away, I knew it was something I was interested in.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a Christian. I go to church when I can. I was raised Baptist. I went to a Lutheran school. I'm a nondenominational practicing Christian. I have a lot of faith.
- Fair Share
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know from my own personal experience. I was bullied in middle school and high school and went through my fair share of hard times thereafter. Also, one of my really good friends committed suicide when I was in high school.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a leader. If someone was getting picked on in school, I'd try to deflate that situation by inviting that kid to eat lunch with me. I've always tried to be a uniter.
- Attended
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always keen to get involved in the school drama productions and was a member of the school choir. I was lucky to have attended schools that took music and drama very seriously and the teachers were just brilliant.
- Comfortable
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a background in theater - I went to school for theater. I love film - love it - but there's just something about theater that I really miss.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020