School Quotes

"The common Notions of Liberty are not from School Divines, but from Nature"

"You know, my children go to a local, local catholic school just down the road"

"I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from the Peter Sellers school of trying to prepare for the character"

Dan Aykroyd, Comedian

"The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world"

Amartya Sen, Philosopher

"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 yet I have never left school"

Jacques Derrida, Philosopher

"I have always had school sickness, as others have seasickness. I cried when it was time to go back to school long after I was old enough to be ashamed of such behavior"

Jacques Derrida, Philosopher

"It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new"

Sophia Loren, Actress

"I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age"

Magnus Carlsen

"I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick"

Magnus Carlsen

"My first record came out while I was a senior in high school, which is dangerous"

Will Smith, Actor

"I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school"

Will Smith, Actor

"The things that have been most valuable to me I did not learn in school"

Will Smith, Actor

"My school was 90 percent white, but 90 percent of the kids I played with were black. So I got the best of both worlds. I think that is where my comedy developed"

Will Smith, Actor

"Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher"

Mike Piazza, Athlete

"No matter how vital experience might be while you lived it, no sooner was it ended and dead than it became as lifeless as the piles of dry dust in a school history book"

Ellen Glasgow, Novelist

"I got a feeling I had loads when I was in primary school, 'cause I had red hair; you know, like Duracell"

Richard D. James, Musician

"Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college"

Chiwetel Ejiofor, Actor

"For the next approximately three years, I have got Nathan to take care of. I know that once he graduates from high school, he will be off doing whatever it is he is going to be doing - probably playing ice hockey"

Barbara Mandrell, Musician

"During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes"

Walter Kohn, Physicist

"In 1975 I decided that there was no future in flying (airline jobs were impossible to get, and who wants a job where you are judged only by seniority?) and headed off to grad school"

W. Richard Stevens, Scientist

"I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get"

Walter Jon Williams, Writer

"Taking the time to read to children is not only a worthwhile investment but also a wonderful experience. I have visited 119 schools in Maine, and these visits are among the most rewarding experiences in my career in public service"

Susan Collins, Politician

"Too many people feel that where you start out dictates where you should end up. I was on welfare and just shy of 19 when my first daughter was born, but I was encouraged to take advantage of my ability and drive and remained in school"

Gwen Moore, Politician

"My first show was when I was a high school freshman, but it was at the junior class dance. My older friend and bandmate booked it"

Frank Iero, Musician

"There was something about being in front of audiences when I was in elementary school plays that gave me a thrill. It was like the rush you get from a roller coaster drop"

Mira Sorvino, Actress

"I want to go to culinary school because I love cooking. One day I'd love to open up a restaurant or cafe"

Mary-Kate Olsen, Actress

"My mother was told she couldn't go to medical school because she was a woman and a Jew. So she became a teacher in the New York City public school system"

Marilyn Hacker, Poet

"I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book"

Jeremy Collier, Clergyman

"But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches' bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government - yes, a Labour government - is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools"

Polly Toynbee, Journalist

"We have been so pleased with the response to our unique schools in the Nashville area, and we are confident that other areas will embrace our concept, as well"

Scott Thompson, Comedian

"That's something I learned in art school. I studied graphic design in Germany, and my professor emphasized the responsibility that designers and illustrators have towards the people they create things for"

Eric Carle, Author

"One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath"

Elaine Paige, Musician

"The great break of my literary career was going to law school"

Scott Turow, Novelist

"I won a scholarship with the Brixton School of Building. I screwed around, not putting in a proper attendance"

Ronald Biggs, Celebrity

"I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law"

Michele Bachmann, Politician

"I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school"

Kyan Douglas, Celebrity

"When Christopher and Charles passed away, I was completely depressed, I felt rejected and real down, and so Roscoe invited me because he had this spirit of compassion, and we had gone to school together, were friends and everything"

Joseph Jarman, Musician

"School gives you the freedom to explore different philosophies, religions, aspects of yourself, and subjects"

Leigh Steinberg, Businessman

"Everybody around the world wants to send their kids to our universities. But nobody wants to send their kids here to public school"

Walter Annenberg, Businessman

"Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea"

Katherine Dunn, Novelist

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