Expectations Quote by Emily Thornberry

I had been a premed student, and the way you got through premed was to work extremely hard and then harder.

— Ann Dowd

I was never particularly academic, so it was no great surprise when I failed my 11-plus and consequently went to Wibsey Secondary Modern. I…

— Kiki Dee

I had very little going for me as a kid except for the fact that I had demanding parents and was very good at…

— Andrew Yang

My mum and dad had worked incredibly hard to afford me an education.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

My mum and dad pushed me to work hard in my earlier years in education.

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

I dropped out of school after my tenth standard. But both my elder brother and younger brother are highly educated.

— Ajith Kumar

Before my mother died, I was supposed to go to the local university, where I'd applied early decision. It was the same school my…

— Camille Perri

When I was 11, I had just started my comprehensive school.

— Sajid Javid

My mum wanted me to go to university.

— Florence Welch

When I swapped studying for a wage and a proper job, Mam and Dad were devastated. I was rejecting an opportunity they never had.…

— Dennis Skinner

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.

— Nicola Sturgeon

It was quite tough, not many opportunities. I remember in primary school, one of my teachers said, "As for you young man, you haven't…

— John Ilhan