- Eagle
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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
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was still at school, I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't.
- Grad
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- Nov 07, 2020
Out of grad school, I worked as a tech writer for a while before going into computer coding for a living.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.
- Ethics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Illinois, went out east to school, and went back to Illinois to teach... Illinois is a great state for ethics.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Security is the absolute precondition for sustainable recovery from conflict; without it, people cannot rebuild their country or return to school or work.
- Derision
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was younger, I did a TV show in the U.K. for a couple years, and I learned a lot from that. It taught me a lot about being known amongst your peers and having to deal with a lot of derision from them. It's not easy being known as 'the kid from the TV show.' Not in school it's not.
- Alongside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping school completely for two years.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was at a rough high school where admitting you were an actor didn't go down well.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art because it was the only drama school the social worker had ever heard of. Luckily, I got in at the first attempt.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked as a clerical assistant at the Department of Health and Social Security for about three months before I went to drama school.
- Film
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did not go to film school.
- Boring
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- Nov 07, 2020
From age 16 on, I found school boring and failed A-level Physics at my first attempt. This was necessary for university entrance, and so I stayed an extra year to repeat it. This time, I did splendidly and was admitted to Sheffield University, my first choice because of their excellent Chemistry Department.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020