She had observed that the more education they got, the less they could do. Their father had gone to a one-room schoolhouse… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
Economics is half psychology and half Grade Three arithmetic, and the U.S. does not now have either half right. — Conrad Black Copy Share Image
When my sixth grade teacher opened the class with subtle praise for the guardsmen shooting four people to death at Kent State,… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my… — Rachael Ray Copy Share Image
They kept saying 'It's sushi-grade!' And I'm like... 'Put some soy sauce on this. Get me some rice. And cook it. And… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
When I was in school, in eighth grade, someone recognized something in me. She was an English teacher, and we read a… — David Morse Copy Share Image
What I have against religion is that they start you when you are so defenseless. I mean, I was three when they… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in… — Greta Salpeter Copy Share Image
A child in the 4th grade who's just learning algebra is not imperfect. While there may be a child in the 12th… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I grew up in a one-parent family. I worked my way through college, I had very average grades and I was very… — Georgette Mosbacher Copy Share Image
When I was in grade school and we had to write papers about what we wanted to be when we grew up,… — Chris Evert Copy Share Image
My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
My grandmother taught me two very important lessons before she passed: hold the door for everyone and always say "thank you." That… — Michael Skolnik Copy Share Image
From getting good grades when I was growing up to finishing college to respecting my elders to the discipline that I have… — Tecia Torres Copy Share Image
Most of the things that I remember from childhood wouldn't make a particularly good story: rescuing worms during rainstorms, our schnauzer attacking… — Kelly Link Copy Share Image
I was on the cheerleading squad and drama and the choir, but I was friends with everybody. I was not a partier.… — Kristin Chenoweth Copy Share Image
I'm a great believer that the most important years are the sort of early years but the preschool years and then into… — Barbara Bush Copy Share Image
Always consider investing in a grade-A man with a grade-B idea. Never invest in a grade-B man with a grade-A idea. — Georges Doriot Copy Share Image
I was very academically inclined. But my inner life was in such turmoil. I'd go home and my home life was so… — Sonja Sohn Copy Share Image
When the Universe was not so out of whack as it is today, and all the stars were lined up in their… — Stanislaw Lem Copy Share Image
I had a very high-grade publisher tell me I was incapable of writing a memoir. — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even… — Tertullian Copy Share Image
Life is like a school; one can learn, one can graduate, one can skip a grade or stay behind. — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
“Our life is like a land journey, too even and easy and dull over long distances across the plains, too hard and… — Lloyd C. Douglas Copy Share Image
What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
