Even in high school, I'd tell my mom I was sick of swimming and wanted to try to play golf. She wasn't… — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
I was a baseball player at North Central High School in Spokane, Washington even though I was all-city in basketball, even when… — Ryne Sandberg Copy Share Image
I first told the idea to an editor I had met who, after reading one of my novels for adults that was… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
Americans donate blood every day - on high school and college campuses during blood drives, in workplaces after a coworker falls ill,… — Mike Quigley Copy Share Image
In high school, I would be showered, dressed, hair done, and breakfast eaten by 730 am. now, I cant even put make… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I wanna be that popular high school couple. I want you to knock out any guys that take an interest in me.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I went to a Catholic high school and it seemed like every time I drew something for a class project, it either… — Mike Judge Copy Share Image
College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school. — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I went to a really diverse and wonderful school in inner-city Pittsburgh, where all the various groups and types of people got… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share Image
When nobody read, dyslexia wasn't a problem. When most people had to hunt, a minor genetic variation in your ability to focus… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
“By the time I got to high school, I had learned to be more cautious about revealing my dreams. I was reading—and… — Téa Obreht Copy Share Image
“Unlike Kate, by then I’d had a job. In fact, I’d had sixteen jobs, not including the years I worked as a… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
“I thought maybe if you wore different clothes at school,' Paul said, 'maybe you could start a trend. You'd be original.' 'Oh,… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
My elementary school is still there [in Luttrell, Tennessee]. I drop by my high school. It's a small community. I say this… — Kenny Chesney Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing… — Dan Byrd Copy Share Image
“I grew up thinking of her as our Elsie, not as someone else's mother. She was the black woman who had cleaned… — Kristen Green Copy Share Image
When I left high school - I was younger than my classmates, just 17 - I knew I wanted to be an… — Glenne Headly Copy Share Image
“Thank god. I thought I had cabin fever or something.” “High school fever.” “High school fever: like The Shining, but with teenagers.” — Francesca Zappia Copy Share Image
“So I sat there and thought about faking a heart attack so I could skip school for a few months. I mean,… — John Goode Copy Share Image
I got a job immediately after leaving high school; I was lucky - three dollars a week and all I could eat,… — Ernest Borgnine Copy Share Image
In high school, for two years, I made all my beats on earbuds. I'd just guess, so the frequencies would be all… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
As I was finishing high school, 'Fresh Prince' was, by far, out front. The generation before me, it may have been the… — Rick Ross Copy Share Image
A guy I knew in high school got my number from my mom, called me up and was like, I cant believe… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
I don't really have friends in general. I never have. I didn't go to college and didn't have friends in high school. — Lou Barlow Copy Share Image
I didn't start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but… — Patrick Mahomes Copy Share Image
When I reached my senior year in high school, I fell into a hole that took a couple of decades to get… — John Grant Copy Share Image
After high school, I really learned to love myself. I finally stopped getting bullied by straight people. Then, I pretty much immediately… — Bowen Yang Copy Share Image
My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school. — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
I grew up in a small town outside Philadelphia and went to the local high school, where I ran track all four… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, I would perform every year in those plays and there was something I really loved about… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
I always knew when I graduated from high school I’d go to college. I never thought about what I was walking away… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
When I came out when I was 18, and I graduated from high school, and I felt like that was the time… — Andrew Rannells Copy Share Image
I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do… — S. Truett Cathy Copy Share Image
I grew up with gay family members, and I went to a performing arts high school. So I grew up in children's… — Erika Jayne Copy Share Image
Training the workforce of tomorrow with today's high schools is like trying to teach kids about today's computers on a 50-year-old mainframe. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
My high school coach is an African American studies teacher, so I respect his perspective as an older white guy who has… — Fred VanVleet Copy Share Image
In high school I had some famously egregious fashion missteps. I was really out there in fashion, I think because I wanted… — Busy Philipps Copy Share Image
I always dressed as a man when I was at school. I loved wearing a tie and a shirt, and I was… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
When I was In high school, I became interested in Greek mythology. I had to know all about the exact dates of… — Rob Van Dam Copy Share Image
In my freshman year of high school, I don't think I had a single date. I was really shy, really timid and… — Eddie Guerrero Copy Share Image