- Funny
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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
- Awareness
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the local state school I attended in England, I saw and heard far more awareness of where a person stood in the social hierarchy than I had ever heard stateside.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
Uber is hardly the first company to exploit the financial vulnerability of teachers - and the desperation of public schools more broadly - to score PR points. Amazon, Boeing, Bank of America, and other corporations have played the part of school benefactor, offering everything from reward programs to school supplies.
- Journalism
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to teach at the Columbia journalism school, and I would tell my students that every book has to have a sentence that motivates it.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lucky enough to go to a school which gave flexibility around education and sport. We had a 1-hour, 30-minute lunch break, and were able to train during this time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My school career was absolutely crucial to me. As an endurance athlete, some of the most important years are maybe when you are 16, 17, and 18. For me, getting that right was very important, and my school allowed me to do that.
- Despised
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nancy Drew was always changing her outfits. I despised girls' clothing, I couldn't wait to get home from school and get out of it. The last thing I wanted to read was minute descriptions of Nancy's frocks.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Historically, absolute IQ scores have risen substantially as we've changed our environment so that more people go to school longer.
- Forward
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a school that had a big music program, and it was incredible. It's what I looked forward to during the day. I had chorus, strings, band.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a kid, there was teasing in school. Then when I was a teenager on 'Days of Our Lives,' I certainly experienced hurtful comments from 'fans' of the show.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always in trouble at school for what I was wearing; I was never made a prefect because of the way I used to dress - I ripped my tights, my skirts were too short, all sorts of things.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020