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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
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was going to go to school to become a neurological surgeon.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I didn't do it by missing school.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school levels. They feel it's part of their vocation to teach other things that are not formally academic content.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
During all my undergrad years and in high school, I was involved in tutoring and public service. At Harvard, I spent over 35 hours a week doing service. I was a Big Sister, I worked for the homeless, the elderly; it was the epicenter of my focus.
- Graduate School
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked hard when I was a consultant. I worked hard when I was in graduate school looking at neuroscience. I worked hard as a teacher. But those are completely different career paths. And the lack of direction is why I didn't get far enough in any of those things.
- Commencement
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the challenges of commencement speeches is that you have this older, wiser person who is accomplished talking to young, not-yet-so-wise, not-yet-accomplished adults or, in high school or middle school, even younger.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some of the Tories say, 'She left school at 16, she doesn't have a university degree, what does she know about education?' I say, I may not have a degree - but I have a Masters in real life.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was pregnant when I left school, so I needed income support. I didn't even have functional skills, not even GSCEs in English and Maths, so I needed to go back to college.
- Excluded
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mum grew up in Wythenshawe, one of 12. My mum didn't really go to school and didn't see the need for education, she got bullied so she excluded herself.
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 13/14 I was always hanging about with older boys. Boys in school used to call me names. But outside older boys would pay me attention because I looked older for my age. I was going to clubs from 14. I wanted to be loved.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to focus on helping EVERY child to get a world-class education in EVERY school in this country.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a mum and I hate the thought of any child going a whole day at school without a healthy meal.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Give children healthy food and they behave better at school, concentrate more in class and perform better in exams.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
At 16, out of school and pregnant, my own life could have been written off. It was the help I had from some of the then Labour government's policies such as Sure Start that turned it around.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020