Left School Quotes

53 quotes by 48 authors

I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some girls into… — Malcolm Mclaren
I didn't have any qualifications when I left school - I had three O-levels. — Simon Cowell
When I left school, I got a job in a shoe shop and I used to save 15 quid a week and pay for my… — Luke Evans
I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance… — Celia Imrie
I hated school. After 15, you went off to college if you were good enough. It didn't appeal to me so I left school. I… — Tony Iommi
I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13. — Sean Connery
I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic. — Elvis Costello
Still today, I cannot cross the threshold of a teaching institution without physical symptoms, in my chest and my stomach, of discomfort or anxiety. And… — Jacques Derrida
Then I left school at 16 and worked in Perth Repertory Theatre, which was quite nearby where I lived. And I worked there for about… — Ewan McGregor
My mother was one of seven girls whose parents went to bed hungry so their children wouldn't. My father lost his mother when he was… — Marco Rubio
I had tried to go to college, and I didn't really fit in. I went to a real narrow-minded school where people gave me a… — Bruce Springsteen
As Cole left school that day with Peter, they stopped beside the bulldog statue. "You two are wrecking our school!" shouted one of the jocks… — Ben Mikaelsen
I once read somewhere that Sean Connery left school at the age of 13 and later went on to read Proust and Finnegans Wake and… — Helen DeWitt
This kind of thing always amazed Ginny--people who just walked away from institutions. People who left school when they didn't see the point. Aunt Peg… — Maureen Johnson
We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. — Gwendolyn Brooks
Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and… — Linford Christie
My father left school at 14, my mother at 13. My father was clever and well-read. He took a newspaper, always watched the news, discussed… — Robert Harris
I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread. — Dexter Fletcher
When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted to.… — Stephen Mangan
When I left school, I went backpacking around the world for two years. — Georgia Salpa

Who Wrote These Left School Quotes

48 authors contributed a total of 53 Left School Quotes, led by these top contributors: