“Books and school are great for learning but there is no substitute for life and living to provide a real education.” — Ken poirot Copy Share Image
I didn't like school for a number of reasons. I was bullied and there was a lot of racism, and there's a… — Jay Blades Copy Share Image
Faith is part of who I am, yes. I was raised Christian Scientist. The most important thing I saw every single week… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
At school, I felt out of place. I was bullied. I would think, 'These kids don't like me, they don't accept me,'… — Dove Cameron Copy Share Image
When I took the SAT, I didn't get accepted into a single white school that I applied to. Now I've got honorary… — Andrew Young Copy Share Image
My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would… — Nolan Gould Copy Share Image
We tend to put the environment last because we think the first thing we have to do is eliminate poverty and send… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
You don't have to necessarily go down the drama school route, or have connections in the industry. You can just make it. — Kaya Scodelario Copy Share Image
I created the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation back in 1997 for the purpose of going in and improving the living conditions of my… — Dikembe Mutombo Copy Share Image
I've been a runner for a long time, but just for recreational purposes. I started in high school and by the time… — Lauren Ridloff Copy Share Image
When I got into film school, it really formed a sense of who I am and my sense of feeling like an… — Meera Menon Copy Share Image
Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
I love Air Force Ones. That's the shoe I grew up with in Philadelphia. My older brothers got me wearing them and… — Rasheed Wallace Copy Share Image
I was watching TV and saw the 'Emeril' show, and it spoke to me. I went out and started researching the culinary… — Roy Choi Copy Share Image
I made a list of the happiest periods in my life, and I realized that none of them involved money. I realized… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
I have been fighting for democracy since I was 15 when I organised a strike to oppose the Hong Kong government's plan… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
Being a figure skater myself and knowing what it took for my parents to get up at five in the morning to… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
Working on the ABC movie 'Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige,'' which we filmed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
Dear teacher, putting all the smart people in one group is NOT fair at all, sincerely, failing and in need of the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you're having a down time at school and people are bullying you, they don't know you. They don't have the right… — Maisie Williams Copy Share Image
As we put into all our schools more humane education, and foster the spirit of justice and kindness toward the "lower" creatures,… — Miriam A. Ferguson Copy Share Image
I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
I would hide behind my parents' legs at social events, I was even shy in front of my sisters. I was a… — Ben Fogle Copy Share Image
When I was at high school, I thought it'd be nice to go into Air Force Academy and fly jets, but that… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of… — John W. Rogers, Jr Copy Share Image
When children attend schools that place a greater value on discipline and security than on knowledge and intellectual development, they are attending… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
To realize our true creative potential - in our organizations, in our schools and in our communities - we need to think… — Ken Robinson Copy Share Image
...from schools to universities to research institutes, we teach about origins in disconnected fragments. We seem incapable of offering a unified account… — David Christian Copy Share Image
Before I got Doctor Who, I went to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. I went back to take the final… — Sarah Sutton Copy Share Image
At the start of high school, I looked like a girl... to a very major degree. I had really long hair and… — Thundercat Copy Share Image
We’re going to have good years again. Our bad years are not that bad. Take a school like Missouri. Our bad years… — DeLoss Dodds Copy Share Image
I didn't drop out of school, I placed out of it. I took correspondence courses and ended up graduating early. I did… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
It's always good to have people from my school accomplish great things. It doesn't necessarily have to be just basketball. I want… — Jabari Parker Copy Share Image
I came back, Uncle Eddie. Last year, after the Henley, I could have gone to any school in the world -- I… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
I really first got interested in music on a little bit of a deeper level maybe around sixth or seventh grade. I… — Justin Tucker Copy Share Image
I always thought I had a problem socially, because I was pulled out of school so early. I had a tough time… — Ricky Schroder Copy Share Image
I discovered that I wanted to be an actor back when I did my first play in junior high. I've been doing… — Michael Steger Copy Share Image
I think teenagers in the States grow up too fast. In Canada, kids are exposed to different things. Like school is very… — Neve Campbell Copy Share Image
School is indeed a training for later life not because it teaches the 3 Rs (more or less), but because it instills… — Jules Henry Copy Share Image
I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
