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Eighth Grade Quotes

I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I’m no good at playing it Picture Quote #1

My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade at a small Internet service provider Picture Quote #1

My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since Picture Quote #1

We buy them (books) as our budget allows. But eighth grade has four trade books (individual-title books), and you have time to do more than that during the school year Picture Quote #1

Our culture is definitely the eighth grade. It’s run by eighth-grade boys, and the way these boys show a girl they like her is by humiliating her and making her cry Picture Quote #1

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In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor. I have always liked cinema, and let’s face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn’t want to translate myself in that direction Picture Quote #1

I’m blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had Picture Quote #1

We broke up in eighth grade when Tara-Mae Forrester offered to let me touch her boobs. And I did Picture Quote #1

I’ve always loved doing research. I remember doing a research project on the Babylonian numeral system in the eighth grade and thinking, ‘This is pretty awesome - is this really a job you can have?’ This led me toward a career as an academic, although it took me until college to realise that economics was the right field Picture Quote #1

When we home schooled my oldest, Jasper, in eighth grade, I saw how empowering it is for a child to learn in their own way. That rebooted my thinking about education Picture Quote #1

I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in Picture Quote #1

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At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they’re interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously Picture Quote #1

I’ve kissed in the rain so many times. I think one of my first kisses was in the rain. It was in Washington, D.C., with some kid named Dash, in eighth grade. It was in the rain Picture Quote #1

I never believed in pushing my kids. My dad was very unhappy I wasn’t going to be a doctor, but I couldn’t stand to see the sight of blood. And I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in seventh or eighth grade Picture Quote #1

When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person’s life... inspire them Picture Quote #1

I knew I was different when I was about six years of age but I just knew that I wasn’t like everybody else. I mean I wasn’t like the other kids. I didn’t know what that was. But I guess it was when I was in seventh or eighth grade, I’m like, ‘Hey, something’s wrong here.’ Picture Quote #1

I got interested in astronomy at the age of 8 because I was looking at an atlas of the planets in my parents’ apartment in Arlington, where I grew up. I got a telescope at age 10, which is pretty normal, and by the time I was in eighth grade, I had already seen a lot of cheesy sci-fi films Picture Quote #1

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In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects Picture Quote #1

I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class Picture Quote #1

I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions Picture Quote #1

She had observed that the more education they got, the less they could do. Their father had gone to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade and he could do anything Picture Quote #1

I created my MySpace page in eighth grade, because that’s how all my friends talked to each other, so I made one, too. Then, all of a sudden, my friends started putting my songs on their profiles, and then their relatives, their friends in different states did Picture Quote #1

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I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was in eighth grade. Her writing has a musical energy with pulse and rhythm, almost like jazz or hip-hop Picture Quote #1

I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I’m no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I’m fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character Picture Quote #1

Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn’t have a program like that, set one up Picture Quote #1

My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he went out and did - figured out what he needed to know and read. Very successful, a union contractor Picture Quote #1

He was over at my house every day between fifth grade and eighth grade Picture Quote #1

If nobody dropped out of eighth grade, who would hire the college graduates Picture Quote #1

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I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I’m no good at playing it. (Eighth Grade Quotes) My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd (Eighth Grade Quotes) I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade at a small Internet service provider (Eighth Grade Quotes) My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since (Eighth Grade Quotes) We buy them (books) as our budget allows. But eighth grade has four trade books (individual-title books), and you have time to do more than that during the school year (Eighth Grade Quotes) Our culture is definitely the eighth grade. It’s run by eighth-grade boys, and the way these boys show a girl they like her is by humiliating her and making her cry (Eighth Grade Quotes) In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always been an actor. I have always liked cinema, and let’s face it, opera singers are just bad actors! I didn’t want to translate myself in that direction (Eighth Grade Quotes) I’m blessed because I had my mom as a teacher - sixth through eighth grade - and she is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. (Eighth Grade Quotes) We broke up in eighth grade when Tara-Mae Forrester offered to let me touch her boobs. And I did. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I’ve always loved doing research. I remember doing a research project on the Babylonian numeral system in the eighth grade and thinking, ‘This is pretty awesome - is this really a job you can have?’ This led me toward a career as an academic, although it took me until college to realise that economics was the right field. (Eighth Grade Quotes) When we home schooled my oldest, Jasper, in eighth grade, I saw how empowering it is for a child to learn in their own way. That rebooted my thinking about education. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in (Eighth Grade Quotes) At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they’re interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I’ve kissed in the rain so many times. I think one of my first kisses was in the rain. It was in Washington, D.C., with some kid named Dash, in eighth grade. It was in the rain. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I never believed in pushing my kids. My dad was very unhappy I wasn’t going to be a doctor, but I couldn’t stand to see the sight of blood. And I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in seventh or eighth grade. (Eighth Grade Quotes) When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person’s life... inspire them. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I knew I was different when I was about six years of age but I just knew that I wasn’t like everybody else. I mean I wasn’t like the other kids. I didn’t know what that was. But I guess it was when I was in seventh or eighth grade, I’m like, ‘Hey, something’s wrong here.’ (Eighth Grade Quotes) I got interested in astronomy at the age of 8 because I was looking at an atlas of the planets in my parents’ apartment in Arlington, where I grew up. I got a telescope at age 10, which is pretty normal, and by the time I was in eighth grade, I had already seen a lot of cheesy sci-fi films. (Eighth Grade Quotes) In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects (Eighth Grade Quotes) I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires. (Eighth Grade Quotes) I wasn’t athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions. (Eighth Grade Quotes) She had observed that the more education they got, the less they could do. Their father had gone to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade and he could do anything (Eighth Grade Quotes) I created my MySpace page in eighth grade, because that’s how all my friends talked to each other, so I made one, too. Then, all of a sudden, my friends started putting my songs on their profiles, and then their relatives, their friends in different states did (Eighth Grade Quotes) I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was in eighth grade. Her writing has a musical energy with pulse and rhythm, almost like jazz or hip-hop (Eighth Grade Quotes) I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I’m no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I’m fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character (Eighth Grade Quotes) Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn’t have a program like that, set one up (Eighth Grade Quotes) My dad had an eighth grade education, and everything that he did in his life was just stuff that he went out and did - figured out what he needed to know and read. Very successful, a union contractor (Eighth Grade Quotes) He was over at my house every day between fifth grade and eighth grade (Eighth Grade Quotes) If nobody dropped out of eighth grade, who would hire the college graduates (Eighth Grade Quotes)

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