School Quotes · Page 161

I was definitely inspired by gospel music, or old-school R&B; I got into some Good God gospel compilations.

— Yannis Philippakis

I was always one who was clowning around in school and getting in trouble.

— David Boreanaz

What they don't teach you in art school is how your whole life is about discovering who you already were.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I have fond memories of my kabaddi exploits at Lawrence School. I also enjoyed tennis and swimming.

— Anand Mahindra

I studied classical guitar in school, and that type of stuff has led to writing for Kronos.

— Bryce Dessner

I love arts and crafts. They used to be my favorite in school.

— Liza Soberano

I got my Equity card and agent before I ever went to drama school.

— Ray Fearon

Who can live a life without music? I cant go without it for minutes! Thats why I'm bad at school.hahaha

— Anonymous

I think it would be fair and right to use some of my land and wealth for a drug-rehab center or an…

— George Carlin

Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.

— P. Chidambaram

I've read books in school that were written by ideological rote - they were brainwashers. Therefore, any art, any literature, that has…

— Aleksandar Hemon

My brother and I were born in an Irish county called Tipperary. We were both very math- and science-inclined in high school.…

— John Collison

I feel like my sixteenth birthday and the time I graduated from high school, and the first time I flew solo all…

— Dalton Trumbo

Compared to the typical Zim/Chomsky-spouting grad school clown, a trucker with a screaming eagle hat is a paragon of political nuance.

— David Burge

When I was a kid, I never thought about anything. Never had to think about where I was going to school or…

— Larry Bird

From 20 years of experience hiring artists out of the schools, I know-they get worse every year. They're absolutely ridiculously retarded now.

— John Kricfalusi

Once involved in the school-prayer fight, I rapidly became aware of, and appalled by, the political and economic power of the Church…

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

I was rather a poor student, too easily distracted - did a lot of gazing out of windows, fine for training to…

— Michael Morpurgo

Humor can be a great way to lift spirits and relate with soon-to-be high school grads. Whether you're in need of a…

— George W. Bush

Because of reality television and all these celebrities thinking they can be designers, everyone imagines that they can just become a designer,…

— Anna Wintour

When I finished my degree I became a physics and maths teacher. And worked in the international school in Brussels, because like…

— Layla Moran

In grad school, I took a workshop with Scott Spencer, whose excellent novel 'Endless Love' had just been turned into a film.…

— Lionel Shriver

When I was in high school, I took French. I barely passed and didn't learn anything at all. There was a joke…

— Mark Lanegan

I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

My parents call it 'bad grades,' but I call it 'still passing.'

— Anonymous

In fourth grade, I missed 82 days of school. Out of 160.

— LeBron James

I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6.

— Nadia Comaneci

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.

— Liu Wen

I was always acting. I was doing after-school plays and stuff like that.

— Justin Theroux

I just come from a school where you have to win something to be accepted.

— Dan Jenkins

I wasn't in the right place at Kentucky, and I don't think I ever would have been comfortable in college.

— Shawn Kemp

If I hadn't gone to dancing school, I would have married and had children like my mum and had a normal life.

— Jean Simmons

Most of my friends surfed, so we would go before school, after school - literally, whenever we could.

— Liam Hemsworth

I was 11 when I was first introduced to live drawing classes and going to art school.

— Kehinde Wiley

I had a hard time with bullying in school, so being creative was my outlet.

— Ashley Nell Tipton

I wasn't allowed to wear makeup until I was 15, so I would put it on at school.

— Ellen Pompeo

Good schools underpin not only our economy, but the social fabric of our lives.

— Donald L. Carcieri

I didn't want to get stuck in pretty, public school roles, or I knew I'd end up as some sort of caricature.

— Robert Pattinson

There is a school of thought that believes that sleep is for the night. You appear to be out to disprove them.

— Alan Ayckbourn

I had a great time at school. The experience was quite fulfilling, especially going to the World Series.

— Gerrit Cole