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School Quotes

I didn’t know what to do with myself. I wasn’t excited by the teaching of the school. If they’d been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive Picture Quote #1

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog Picture Quote #1

We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for Picture Quote #1

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school Picture Quote #1

I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly Picture Quote #1

I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6 Picture Quote #1

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I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003 Picture Quote #1

When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn’t have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that’s what I did. I got to be so famous. I had to go around to every school and perform it. It was just so natural and fun Picture Quote #1

My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free Picture Quote #1

My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well Picture Quote #1

My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits Picture Quote #1

I love watching people, and that’s what I do; just go for a walk at about 4 o’clock, and go down a busy street, where you see people coming out of school and you get a glimpse of their lives, what they’re talking about Picture Quote #1

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I’ll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do Picture Quote #1

You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out Picture Quote #1

Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising Picture Quote #1

I was a very interested arts student, I was always into that part of school and when I got into high school I went into architectural drafting. It gave me an understanding of how to build things and it’s really helped me put things in perspective. With my music and my movies, to me it’s all art Picture Quote #1

I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn’t interacted with many people my age, and I didn’t really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends Picture Quote #1

I’m a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I’m certainly not going to write any sort of memoir Picture Quote #1

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I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards Picture Quote #1

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays Picture Quote #1

I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I’d make a difference Picture Quote #1

I think that the mere fact that I’m doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop Picture Quote #1

I didn’t see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn’t! I thought I could do what they did. And what I didn’t do well, I thought people were going to give me the opportunity to do well, because maybe they saw my talent, so they would give me a chance. I had no idea that they would see me completely different Picture Quote #1

When you’re working as an actor, you don’t think that when you get out of school, it’s going to be so hard to get a job. Just to get a job. Any job. Whatsoever. You don’t think that people are going to see you in a certain way Picture Quote #1

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So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor Picture Quote #1

I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been on stage with different directors. That was a pretty good school room Picture Quote #1

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy Picture Quote #1

I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am Picture Quote #1

I went to art school for fine art and then I started doing performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art, and it turned into comedy Picture Quote #1

I’d never been to acting school, so I never thought I’d get this far Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t know what to do with myself. I wasn’t excited by the teaching of the school. If they’d been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive (School Quotes) I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog (School Quotes) We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for (School Quotes) Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school (School Quotes) I decided blacks should not have to experience the difficulties I had faced, so I decided to open a flying school and teach other black women to fly (School Quotes) I have had a few turning points, the first day I entered a gymnastics school at age 6 (School Quotes) I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003 (School Quotes) When I was in fourth grade... this wonderful teacher said you didn’t have to write a book report, you could just talk about the book, you could do a drawing of the book, you could write a play inspired by the book, and that’s what I did. I got to be so famous. I had to go around to every school and perform it. It was just so natural and fun (School Quotes) My humanitarian work evolved from being with my family. My mom, my dad, they really set a great example for giving back. My mom was a nurse, my dad was a school teacher. But my mom did a lot of things for geriatrics and elderly people. She would do home visits for free (School Quotes) My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well (School Quotes) My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits (School Quotes) I love watching people, and that’s what I do; just go for a walk at about 4 o’clock, and go down a busy street, where you see people coming out of school and you get a glimpse of their lives, what they’re talking about (School Quotes) I’ll continue to fight for school choice and home schooling. Do I believe in accountability? You bet I do (School Quotes) You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out (School Quotes) Even when I was in school shows, in elementary school doing plays, I’d always go off book and start improvising (School Quotes) I was a very interested arts student, I was always into that part of school and when I got into high school I went into architectural drafting. It gave me an understanding of how to build things and it’s really helped me put things in perspective. With my music and my movies, to me it’s all art (School Quotes) I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn’t interacted with many people my age, and I didn’t really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends (School Quotes) I’m a layperson. I barely got out of high school. I have no business telling people what to do or my big philosophy on life. I’m certainly not going to write any sort of memoir (School Quotes) I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards (School Quotes) It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays (School Quotes) I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I’d make a difference (School Quotes) I think that the mere fact that I’m doing it ought to inspire someone. In junior high school the counselor suggested that I focus on wood shop and metal shop (School Quotes) I didn’t see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn’t! I thought I could do what they did. And what I didn’t do well, I thought people were going to give me the opportunity to do well, because maybe they saw my talent, so they would give me a chance. I had no idea that they would see me completely different (School Quotes) When you’re working as an actor, you don’t think that when you get out of school, it’s going to be so hard to get a job. Just to get a job. Any job. Whatsoever. You don’t think that people are going to see you in a certain way (School Quotes) So, after school, I needed to learn a trade and started to work as a tailor (School Quotes) I never had any classes or went to theatre school like a lot of actors, so all of my training has been on stage with different directors. That was a pretty good school room (School Quotes) Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy (School Quotes) I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am (School Quotes) I went to art school for fine art and then I started doing performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art, and it turned into comedy (School Quotes) I’d never been to acting school, so I never thought I’d get this far (School Quotes)

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