I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Don't try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and… — Lea Michele Copy Share Image
It's refreshing going from getting picked on in middle school to getting my name screamed out across the street. — Lucas Till Copy Share Image
I was president of the schools in junior high and high school, got a scholarship to New York University, played a little… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
I was a theater kid in high school, but I also went to parties. Usually in movies, there's the jock and the… — Molly Gordon Copy Share Image
I was DJing for this party promotion called 1st Flight Entertainment, having to DJ on the weekends and then also going to… — Tay Keith Copy Share Image
I feel like my early experiences of acting, and I think a lot of other actors' too, are probably at camp or… — Matt McGorry Copy Share Image
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
As soon as I speak, I think people go, 'Well, he obviously must have grown up on a council estate, gone to… — John Bishop Copy Share Image
I credit that eight years of grammar school with nourishing me in a direction where I could trust myself and trust my… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
When I was trying to find work after drama school in London, it felt like the same actors always got the plum… — Jamie Bamber Copy Share Image
So much of the literature we had to read for high school English class was filled with victimized, tragic, symbolic women who… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white… — John Van Hamersveld Copy Share Image
Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
Still, I kept writing. I had no guarantee that I would someday win awards for writing. Heavens, the only person during that… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
It never mattered to me that people in school didn't think that country music was cool, and they made fun of me… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
If I look back down the years, how I was treated as a kid, if it wasn't for the teachers at my… — Mo Farah Copy Share Image
It's priceless what you learn when you actually do. It's like going to film school times eleven. The best education is effectively… — Lake Bell Copy Share Image
Mum and Dad sent us to a bilingual school, so we had half the lessons in English and half in French. But… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
Schools in the future will be judged less because of the credentials that they bestow, and more because of the experiences that… — Roger Schank Copy Share Image
“What was worse than losing you was when you started to hurt me. Your words and actions made me hate coming to… — Penelope Douglas Copy Share Image
My mother gave me a pair of diamond earrings when I was 13. It symbolised becoming a teenager. I also remember getting… — Erin Wasson Copy Share Image
I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
I wasn't a bully, I wasn't horrible, but a lot of teachers just took against me. I think it was because, in… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
“You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
You look at the trajectories; and as our schools have declined, you see the other alternatives increase, private school, home schooling, all… — Davis Guggenheim Copy Share Image
I applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and didn't get in the first year, so I worked… — Chloe Pirrie Copy Share Image
I enjoy everything. I actually do listen to everything. In high school, I listened to a lot of metal and punk rock. — Tim Schafer Copy Share Image
Usually on Sundays, I won't cook because I'll have dinner at my mom's. She's the provost of Mills College in Oakland and… — Andrew Sean Greer Copy Share Image
I don't know why I was lucky enough to have people in my community take me in. To be able to continue… — Diane Guerrero Copy Share Image
You know, sometimes kids get bad grades in school because the class moves too slow for them. Einstein got D's in school.… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
Once you get to 22 or 23, you're already old school. It's the bubblegum ones that buy records, have fun, party. You… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
My dad is from India, my mom is from Russia. Fortunately, we moved a lot. I went to a lot of different… — Annet Mahendru Copy Share Image
It was just too hard from my standpoint to apply myself properly for the lessons from art school and also work 6… — Mike Royer Copy Share Image
Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
A producer friend of mine from film school had read some of my early screenplays - some experiments I had done to… — Nick Castle Copy Share Image
In high school, I used to just catch the ball and do whatever I wanted and score. In college, you can't do… — Austin Rivers Copy Share Image
My sister is a good story of resiliency. She had a full ride at UC Davis, but she left school to go… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
In fact, if they didn't let me commute, I would not have taken the role because I wanted to graduate high school… — Sarah Chalke Copy Share Image
There are other ways to motivate students than requiring them to take on debt or work long hours taking away from their… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
PETA's campaign should be included in school curricula. If we can open children's hearts and minds to animals' needs, teach them to… — Ingrid Newkirk Copy Share Image
