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Good Grades Quotes

The effort behind every report card.

These quotes look at good grades from different angles, including one admitting that grades slipped while spending time at a public access studio instead of in class. Others describe consistently strong grades in creative writing or math.

Most of my teachers didn't like me. I didn't get good grades because I pretty much lived at the public access studio. I tried to be the class clown, so I spent a lot of time in detention.

Quotes by Trevor Moore

My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me.

Quotes by Stormzy

I made good grades in school.

Quotes by Stephanie Beatriz

You know, I never really paid attention to sports, which, coming from the mecca of football in Texas, is kind of odd. I played sports, but I was nerdy. Having a single mother, the pressure was on me to get...

Quotes by Sarah Shahi

Always Quotes

For any young people looking for job opportunities, good grades and academic results are important, but what is more important may be showing you are someone who has the drive and capability and can fit in the company culture.

Quotes by Punit Renjen

When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. Whether it's make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community...

Quotes by Nick Saban

I got good grades in math, but I never really enjoyed it. My favorite part of math was algebra, but geometry was the worst.

Quotes by Nathan Kress

I got into the Shanghai Drama Institute because my parents, like all parents, want their children to have good grades and to go to a good college. I became a college student because of them.

Quotes by Li Bingbing

For me, acting was a reward. I had to get good grades in order to act, in order to be on TV. I had to do well in school so I could work. To me, it was like an after-school...

Quotes by Kyla Pratt

Go Quotes

I didn't have good grades until I started dancing, because I didn't try - I didn't see the point. Once I realized why I wanted to go to college, I started to study and do well. I knew I had...

Quotes by Kyle Abraham

I always got good grades in creative writing from elementary school on up.

Quotes by Keith Hernandez

I wasn't really a dark kid, but I was in my head a lot. I got good grades all through my 16 years of Catholic school, but I was always writing these weird - and, I have to say, really...

Quotes by Karen Abbott

I need good grades because I want to go on to do A-Levels. I'm just not sure yet about whether I will go to university, because I really want to see what happens with the acting.

Quotes by Georgia Groome

I was interested in wildlife conservation, and I chose Georgia because they supposedly had a good forestry school. I figured it might be easier to get good grades there, too, because a lot of Southern kids would come up to...

Quotes by Fred Schneider

Good Quotes

I've always been a creative speller and never achieved good grades in school. I graduated from high school but didn't have the opportunity to attend college, so I did what young women my age did at the time - I...

Quotes by Debbie Macomber

When I was at uni, I got good grades and went on to do honours, but I kept thinking, 'I shouldn't be here.' Something just didn't feel right. When I finished, I decided that every decision I make from this...

Quotes by Cody Fern

What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning.

Quotes by Chuck Grassley

I knew I needed to find a way to stay out of trouble and to have good grades to be able to stand out.

Quotes by Chris Harris, Jr.

It's kind of shocking to me, actually, that I've almost been stereotyped, in a way - physically - because, I didn't get good grades in school; I got in a lot of fights. I wear glasses because I don't want...

Quotes by Charlyne Yi

Grades Quotes

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.

Quotes by Caroline Knapp

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these good grades quotes focus on?
This page gathers quotes about earning good grades in school, including honest accounts of both academic success and the distractions that got in the way of it.
Why do people search for quotes about good grades?
Students, parents, and teachers often look for good grades quotes for encouragement, or for an honest, relatable take on what it actually takes to do well in school.
Is there an honest quote here about not always getting good grades?
Yes — one admits to not getting good grades because of time spent at a public access studio instead of studying, trading strong grades for an early creative pursuit.
Do these quotes mention specific school subjects?
Yes — one recalls always earning good grades in creative writing from elementary school onward, while another mentions doing well in math but preferring algebra over geometry.
How do these quotes connect grades to bigger life goals?
One frames making good grades as one example of setting and following through on a goal, alongside being a good athlete or a good person, tying grades to broader personal discipline.

One quote ties good grades to a bigger goal-setting habit, alongside being a good athlete or a Good person, suggesting grades are just one part of a wider effort to follow through on what you set out to do.