School Quotes · Page 226

“The purpose of school is for children to learn, not for them to feel good about themselves all the time.”

— Jean M. Twenge

At my school, Shakespeare wasn't on the syllabus - at least not for me.

— Kelly Reilly

When I got outta High School I was driving a truck. I was just a poor boy from Memphis, Memphis.

— Elvis Presley

In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.

— Mark Twain

My father left school at 14 and became a fitter. He didn't want to be at school.

— Bill Shorten

I did go to university and I did teach school for a year.

— Anne Murray

I read 'Dracula' in high school. I've been around vampires forever.

— Denis O'Hare

“Success comes with failure which leads to doubts but with determination we can still achieve.”

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

I took the LSAT. My score was decent. I had a plan that if my score was really well, then I might…

— Vinny Guadagnino

I was in college in Washington, D.C. I did three years full-time. I did all my requirements, and my senior year was…

— Alec Baldwin

I definitely started to perform a little bit in middle school, but not the typical musical/play route. I think that I am…

— Abbi Jacobson

My family and I moved at least six times before I graduated high school. I was fortunate to have a large family…

— Marc Veasey

In high school, I was not as much of a grade-follower. I kind of enjoyed more of the social aspect of high…

— Danielle Fishel

I already had a lot of friends at school who didn't care about the whole acting thing, so there was no reason…

— Asa Butterfield

Usually the people that peak in high school are tragic, tragic adults. Most of them end up working for the water department…

— Dana Gould

It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give…

— Shirley Henderson

You can have sex with whomever you want to; you're not trapped with the person you had the baby with. You can…

— Kelly Cutrone

I was Paul Schrader's assistant for six months before I went to film school, and he's very much about knowing what's going…

— Jonathan Levine

There were boys in my class who would stick pencils in my curls, and say 'oh it's like a cushion' and laugh…

— Masaba Gupta

Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the…

— Madeleine Albright

I was a teacher and an administrator at Parson's School of Design, and as an administrator, I was associate dean. And in…

— Tim Gunn

Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes; Each girl, when pleased with what is taught, Will have…

— Jonathan Swift

I remember eating in school in the years after the Second World War. Most of my friends had miserable portions of Spam…

— Robert Winston

Directing ain't about drawing a neat little picture and showing it to the cameraman. I didn't want to go to film school.…

— David Fincher

I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country…

— Jessica Raine

A 'school-at-home' approach to homeschooling is just decorating the electric chair in different colors.

— Joseph Chilton Pearce

I would ban sweets from school - but this pressure to bring in healthy food is too much

— Boris Johnson

I was using the word awesomeness while you were still in high school, popping zits.

— Edge

To say that I loved school would be an understatement. It was my oasis, my sanctuary.

— Janet Mock

The way I see it, rock & roll is folk music. Street music. It isn't taught in school. It has to be…

— Jimmy Page

From the cradle to the grave is a school, so if what we call problems are lessons, we see life differently,

— Facundo Cabral

“I don't know what's worse, being ignored or stared at.”

— Renata Suerth

“It was high school. Evil is kind of the name of the game.”

— Jennifer Weiner

I always shopped in the girls' section during elementary school.

— Tommy Dorfman

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.

— Dan Deacon

I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.

— Shelley Hennig

The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.

— Martin Compston

The central job of schools is to maximize the capacity of each students.

— Carol Ann Tomlinson

I certainly didn't learn anything in school. My education was the world.

— Diana Vreeland

Yo, I failed ninth grade three times, but I don't think it was necessarily 'cause I'm stupid.

— Eminem