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> [I don't really understand how to do bureaucratic things - school-system things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frankie-cosmos/i-don-t-really-understand-how-to-do-bureaucratic-things-school-system/)

[Frankie Cosmos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frankie-cosmos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/frankie-cosmos-9857_education_i-don-t-really-understand-how-to-do-bure_1737944.jpg)

> [High school and middle school are not the things that I am really made for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-bankman-fried/high-school-and-middle-school-are-not-the-things-that-i-am-really/)

[Sam Bankman-Fried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-bankman-fried/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/sam-bankman-fried-6385_high_high-school-and-middle-school-are-not-th_2853469.jpg)

> [The things that caused problems for me in school are the same things that help me succeed in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/the-things-that-caused-problems-for-me-in-school-are-the-same-things/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/larry-ellison-3963_help-me_the-things-that-caused-problems-for-me-i_1161032.jpg)

> [I went to a Christian school, so things are real locked-down. There was dress code and a button-up shirt, which would hang…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-phillippe/i-went-to-a-christian-school-so-things-are-real-locked-down-there-was/)

[Ryan Phillippe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-phillippe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/ryan-phillippe-10783_dress-code_i-went-to-a-christian-school-so-things-a_1744737.jpg)

> [There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-scott/there-are-a-million-rules-for-being-a-girl-there-are-a-million-things/)

[Elizabeth Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-scott/)

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> [In high school, one of the things I loved doing was this after-school program where you would teach computer skills to some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krieger/in-high-school-one-of-the-things-i-loved-doing-was-this-after-school/)

[Mike Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krieger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/mike-krieger-18464_after-school_in-high-school-one-of-the-things-i-loved_166167.jpg)

> [I understood I had to be good at school so I could play football in my free time. Usually, by the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petr-cech/i-understood-i-had-to-be-good-at-school-so-i-could-play-football-in/)

[Petr Cech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petr-cech/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/petr-cech-5436_day_i-understood-i-had-to-be-good-at-school_2444065.jpg)

> [“There's a plan the school… So many things happen, you're never given any explanation. We are going to study it scientifically, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-h-eg/there-s-a-plan-the-school-so-many-things-happen-you-re-never-given/)

[Peter Høeg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-h-eg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/peter-h-eg-3553_education_there-s-a-plan-the-school-so-many-things_3030461.jpg)

> [I went to an all-girls Catholic high school. The three things that they focused on were reading, writing, and arithmetic. My goodness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-burns/i-went-to-an-all-girls-catholic-high-school-the-three-things-that/)

[Ursula Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-burns/)

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