School Quotes - Page 27

• We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his long subordination and begins to scheme for the throne he knows he merits, was promised and has earned.

  James Buchan

  Drama, Views, Long

  "Proceed with Caution". Book review, www.theguardian.com. October 18, 2003.

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• I'm simply the mom who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I'm here to play. And that's all I should be.

  Sandra Bullock

  Mom, Play, Lunch

  "Sandra Bullock: Louis helped me get through 'Gravity'". Interview with Breeanna Hare, www.cnn.com. September 27, 2013.

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• I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.

  Edward Burns

  Kids, Acting, Film

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• It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.

  Steve Buscemi

  Senior, Years, Acting

  "New Again: Steve Buscemi". Interview with Brooke Smith, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 4, 2017.

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• Many schools include a service project as part of their curriculum, and many corporations have in-house projects for their employees or give them time off to do volunteer work.

  George H. W. Bush

  Giving, Volunteer, House

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• I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

  Jenna Bush

  Sports, Thinking, Editors

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• Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

  Laura Bush

  Children, Should Have, Library

  "Biography Today : Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers". Book by Laurie Lanzen Harris. Vol. 12, Issue 2 : Laura Bush by Joanne Mattern, p.34, 2003.

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• I had the most incredible English and literature teachers in school, and it really influenced my love of storytelling. It's what made me excited to study journalism in college. I love editorials and documentaries. All of that came from being given the opportunity to lose myself in good writing when I was a kid.

  Sophia Bush

  Teacher, Writing, Kids

  "Girl Crush Alert: How Sophia Bush Is Using Her Voice to Make a Difference" by Lauren Levinson, www.elle.com. August 15, 2013.

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• I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid, but I started doing theater in high school because it was a requirement. At first, I was completely irritated. But I ended up loving it.

  Sophia Bush

  Kids, Doctors, Requirements

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• I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school are underlined and highlighted and there are notes all over the margins. And you know, I was a theater kid too. I was all over the place.

  Sophia Bush

  Notebook, Kids, Homework

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• All schools will end up using game metrics in the future.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Games, Metrics, Ends

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• I'd love to design a school.

  Nolan Bushnell

  Design

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• Some of the best projects to ever come out of Atari or Chuck E. Cheese's were from high school dropouts, college dropouts. One guy had been in jail.

  Nolan Bushnell

  College, Chuck E Cheese, Jail

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• My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because I was always daydreaming about racing. I never thought for a moment about doing anything else. There was no guarantee that I'd make a career in it but I never had any plan B.

  Jenson Button

  Class, Careers, Guarantees That

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• In high school, I was very active in extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, and choir. I also wrote for the school newspaper, but not regularly, because I never liked writing non-fiction very much.

  Meg Cabot

  Art, Writing, Theatre

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• It may come as a surprise to people, but I'm actually quite boring and normal. What do I do? I read books. I drive my kid to school. I have lunch with my wife. I pick my kid up from school. I go home.

  Nicolas Cage

  Book, Home, Kids

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• I was born in London and raised in Rome until I was 4. Then we went back to London, where I went to school.

  Naomi Campbell

  Rome, London, Born

  Interview with Tony Shafrazi, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 20, 2010.

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• Well, in brief, I was discovered by a lady called Beth Boldt. She had also been a model. She used to take pictures of the girls she found, and she took a picture of me one day in my school uniform, and it all kind of started from there.

  Naomi Campbell

  Girl, One Day, Uniforms

  Interview with Tony Shafrazi, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 20, 2010.

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• I did this Super-8 film at art school called Tissues, this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it.

  Jane Campion

  Art, Children, Father

  "New Again: Jane Campion". Interview with Katherine Dieckmann, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 30, 2012.

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• There was a big drive when I was at art school to make you aware of the economy of meaning - after all, this was still during the tail end of minimalism. Being responsible for everything you put in your picture, and being able to defend it. Keeping everything clear around you so you know what is operating. To open the wound and keep it clean.

  Jane Campion

  Art, Able, Tails

  "New Again: Jane Campion". Interview with Katherine Dieckmann, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 30, 2012.

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• After-school tutoring programs, care for the elderly, shelters for the homeless, disaster relief work, and a variety of other services would all benefit from government funding.

  Tony Campolo

  Government, Elderly, Relief

  "Will Faith-Based Programs Go Sour on Obama?" by Tony Campolo, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 9, 2009.

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• A Christian school should be a place where young men and young women go through a period of spiritual formation and development so that they come out incredibly more proficient at living out their calling than they would have been had they not gone to school.

  Tony Campolo

  Christian, Spiritual, Men

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• We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio.

  Nick Cannon

  Shoes, Two, Watches

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• I don't think my kids have to worry too much about me embarrassing them because that's not how I would want to grow up, with wacky dad showing up at school and performing for everyone.

  Steve Carell

  Dad, Growing Up, Kids

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• I'd buy joke books and try doing them at school; I always had jokes. That would be my go-to thing at parties: I'd be able to get through them if I just told enough jokes. Otherwise, I wouldn't end up talking to anybody.

  Drew Carey

  Party, Book, Talking

  "Drew Carey remembers when The Tonight Show really meant something". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 17, 2012.

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