Academic Quote by Stephen Mangan

I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was…

— Brian Blessed

My parents wanted me to go to law school.

— Sasha Alexander

At seven years old, I won a scholarship to George Heriot's School, an independent school in Edinburgh, and I was there until I was 17.

— Gavin Esler

When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself…

— Patrick White

My parents wanted me to go to school.

— SZA

I was twelve when I went to boarding school in Edinburgh.

— Jamie Parker

I deliberately went to boarding school. It was my choice. My mum was abroad and I wanted to wean myself off being dependent. It…

— Alice Englert

I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some…

— Celia Imrie

Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.

— Archie Panjabi

Both my parents wanted me to excel academically, like every other parent. They wanted me to pursue my higher studies.

— Aishwarya Lekshmi

I wanted to be a great white hunter, a prospector for gold, or a slave trader. But then, when I was eight, my parents…

— Wilbur Smith

My parents wanted me to have a good education, so I finished school, and at the same time I was able to play football.

— Ilkay Gundogan