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title: "13 School Say Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 13 School Say quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best School Say sayings and thoughts."
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> [Stay the fuck in school, and say fucking no to drugs!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-callaghan-2/stay-the-fuck-in-school-and-say-fucking-no-to-drugs/)

[John O Callaghan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-callaghan-2/)

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> [“Yes, we are very proud of Sara, she is new to our school and as you say, we are very lucky to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katrina-kahler/yes-we-are-very-proud-of-sara-she-is-new-to-our-school-and-as-you-say/)

[Katrina Kahler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katrina-kahler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/katrina-kahler-8916_quote_yes-we-are-very-proud-of-sara-she-is-new_1079217.jpg)

> [People at my school say they absolutely hate drama, but they go off and create it!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/myself/people-at-my-school-say-they-absolutely-hate-drama-but-they-go-off/)

[Myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/myself/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/myself-1474_drama_people-at-my-school-say-they-absolutely_2545603.jpg)

> [No, mes amis, impressionism is not charlatanry, nor a formula, nor a school. I should say rather it is the bold resolve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joaquin-sorolla/no-mes-amis-impressionism-is-not-charlatanry-nor-a-formula-nor-a/)

[Joaquin Sorolla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joaquin-sorolla/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/081/joaquin-sorolla-31054_artist_no-mes-amis-impressionism-is-not-charlat_3086620.png)

> [I went to public school my whole life. It was a performing arts school, so I can't say if it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-sher/i-went-to-public-school-my-whole-life-it-was-a-performing-arts-school/)

[Eden Sher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-sher/)

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> [Why don't we teach our children in school what they are? We should say to them, 'You are unique... you have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-handy/why-don-t-we-teach-our-children-in-school-what-they-are-we-should-say/)

[Charles Handy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-handy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/charles-handy-14423_capacity_why-don-t-we-teach-our-children-in-schoo_2316208.png)

> [“Do you like this school? I have to say I like it very very much. But soon everything changes. Well at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/key/do-you-like-this-school-i-have-to-say-i-like-it-very-very-much-but/)

[Key](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/key/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/key-93982_happy-things_do-you-like-this-school-i-have-to-say-i_3233053.jpg)

> [In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/in-many-countries-they-do-not-even-keep-track-of-how-girls-are-doing/)

[Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/malala-yousafzai-808_count_in-many-countries-they-do-not-even-keep_1602588.png)

> [In elementary school, we all say, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.' In high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-vujicic/in-elementary-school-we-all-say-if-you-don-t-have-anything-nice-to/)

[Nick Vujicic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-vujicic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77f/nick-vujicic-1681_anything_in-elementary-school-we-all-say-if-you-d_2195583.png)

> [...That is one of the main causes of this arrogance: the idea of power. Then you lose your true power which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-coltrane/that-is-one-of-the-main-causes-of-this-arrogance-the-idea-of-power/)

[John Coltrane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-coltrane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/john-coltrane-9542_arrogance_that-is-one-of-the-main-causes-of-this-a_2688457.jpg)

> [“SCHOOL IN AMERICA was easy, assignments sent in by e-mail, classrooms air-conditioned, professors willing to give makeup tests. But she was uncomfortable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/school-in-america-was-easy-assignments-sent-in-by-e-mail-classrooms/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-505_elementary-school_school-in-america-was-easy-assignments-s_3050668.png)

> [“Mrs. Byrne fixes me with a steady eye, and my voice falters. “School has been in session for more than a month,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baker-kline/mrs-byrne-fixes-me-with-a-steady-eye-and-my-voice-falters-school-has/)

[Christina Baker Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baker-kline/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcb/christina-baker-kline-1124_fourth-grade_mrs-byrne-fixes-me-with-a-steady-eye-and_2702860.png)

> [“...she was uncomfortable with what the professors called "participation," and did not see why it should be part of the final grade;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/she-was-uncomfortable-with-what-the-professors-called-participation/)

[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie/)

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