- Law
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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
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always bought CDs and even when I was young and at primary school I had a massive collection of CDs. I just like the excitement of opening it, reading the book, learning all the words and things like that. Hopefully I'll always be like that.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to see 'Tommy' when it was on tour. I absolutely loved it.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
School was hard for me. If there had been a school for the creative arts, I might have thrived, but... I needed that creative outlet so much. Also, I'm just bad with numbers.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you're a 'tiger parent' early on, you don't need to be a 'helicopter parent' in high school.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was very hyperactive when I was a kid, just misbehaving at school like most kids, and I would probably be 10 times worse at home.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I hadn't gone towards boxing, I might have been one of those kids getting into trouble. A lot of my friends did. They were clever kids at school, but they just went down the wrong path.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a kid, I was hyperactive and the naughty one in school. I wouldn't listen to anyone and thought I knew best. At home, I was always breaking things and annoying everyone.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone needs a creative outlet to express themselves, and the arts in school provides that.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Middle school was my most awkward stage. I switched schools after the sixth grade after having gone to the same school for six years with the same group of 40 kids. It was a shock. I reinvented myself. I experimented with different styles, different groups of friends, and different types of music and not knowing how to be cool.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a little kid, I'd put on shows for my family. I would sing songs and play piano. I thought while growing up in high school that I would stick with music and try to make a career out of that. As I gave it an honest, real shot, I realized it was not for me.
- Morality
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- Nov 07, 2020