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> [Family is the first school for young children, and parents are powerful models.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-sterling-honig/family-is-the-first-school-for-young-children-and-parents-are/)

[Alice Sterling Honig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-sterling-honig/)

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> [“He is of what is called the old school - a phrase generally meaning any school that seems never to have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/he-is-of-what-is-called-the-old-school-a-phrase-generally-meaning-any/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [We put so much pressure on kids to excel in school at such a young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-jenner/we-put-so-much-pressure-on-kids-to-excel-in-school-at-such-a-young-age/)

[Bruce Jenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-jenner/)

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> [Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/unless-you-have-been-to-boarding-school-when-you-are-very-young-it-is/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

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> [In five years, I completed grade school. Even when I was a young boy, I had a plan for my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-sy/in-five-years-i-completed-grade-school-even-when-i-was-a-young-boy-i/)

[Henry Sy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-sy/)

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> [Probably the most important piece of advice that I've ever gotten is to develop your mind. I left school very young and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-seymour/probably-the-most-important-piece-of-advice-that-i-ve-ever-gotten-is/)

[Stephanie Seymour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-seymour/)

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> [My teachers probably tried to get me interested in other things at school, but I was very young when I decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-warren/my-teachers-probably-tried-to-get-me-interested-in-other-things-at/)

[Marc Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-warren/)

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> [I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-westerfeld/i-expect-that-you-must-receive-top-marks-at-school-young-lady/)

[Scott Westerfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-westerfeld/)

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> [When a young person is not eating three meals a day but still getting perfect grades at school, or when a young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-skolnik/when-a-young-person-is-not-eating-three-meals-a-day-but-still-getting/)

[Michael Skolnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-skolnik/)

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> [I started culinary school at a very young age, and really I wanted to be out working, cooking, more than I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-started-culinary-school-at-a-very-young-age-and-really-i-wanted-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [When you do well in school as a young person you can foresee a bountiful future for yourself. When you don't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-chuvalo/when-you-do-well-in-school-as-a-young-person-you-can-foresee-a/)

[George Chuvalo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-chuvalo/)

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