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School Quotes

On learning, growing up and finding your own pace.

These quotes cover school in different forms: a childhood spent in Sunday school, being a late bloomer among faster-moving classmates, and skipping formal film training entirely to learn a craft directly. For lighter school-themed content, see our Jokes.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

Quotes by Philip Emeagwali

At school I was easily misled, but that's childhood. I remember I used to shoplift tins of Airfix paint and football badges.

Quotes by Philip Glenister

Lou and I met while we were in high school in our senior year. We were in many of the same classes together and quite a few times we went over to his house to hang out.

Quotes by Phil Harris

Certainly, my exposure in high school to writers like Flannery O'Connor, Shusaku Endo, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Graham Greene was formative.

Quotes by Phil Klay

I grew up a little north of New York City and went to high school at Regis, an all-boys tuition-free high school in Manhattan.

Quotes by Phil Klay

I ended up going to Dartmouth, and I did Marine Officer Candidate School during my junior summer.

Quotes by Phil Klay

Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player. But that dream came to a rude awakening when I got cut from my high school baseball team.

Quotes by Phil Knight

My acting career began when I walked into a drama school class run by Anna Scher in Islington. Anna discovered a lot of people: Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Gary and Martin Kemp, and Dexter Fletcher were among my contemporaries.

Quotes by Phil Daniels

I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math.

Quotes by Phil Foglio

I have been blessed, working both at the local level on a community school board, the state assembly, four years in the state senate, and now almost 12 years in the House of Representatives.

Quotes by Phil Gingrey

My school has a bunch of actors and professional kids, like Chloe Grace Moretz, Odeya Rush, and Olympic gymnasts. Basically, anyone who has a job as a kid.

Quotes by Peyton List

I cherished my time playing high school sports.

Quotes by Peyton Manning

My closest friends are from my high school days.

Quotes by Peyton Manning

I don't know what I would've done without it. I really struggled in school with reading and writing. Art was my refuge - my way of speaking, of dealing with my own issues and connecting with the world.

Quotes by Petra Collins

I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes.

Quotes by Petra Haden

Save the Children is an awesome charity that has helped more than 125 million children around the world, providing everything from school books to food to blankets and shelter.

Quotes by PewDiePie

I have never subscribed to the Dirty Pallet school of painting.

Quotes by Peter Wright

When I was in school, they say everybody can do art. And I was, like, a little bit obstinate - not an anarchist, but I was always asking questions. I said, 'Isn't art supposed to be difficult?' If we can...

Quotes by Peter Stormare

People go to school and get educated, but most people who go to school and become a graduate in eduation still don't know what the word 'education' means... 'Educo' means to bring out.

Quotes by Peter Tosh

I've been trying to be the best representative for my school, my family, and the USGA as I possibly could.

Quotes by Peter Uihlein

Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of school are reflected in these quotes?
The quotes touch on several types of schooling - being a "late bloomer" in regular high school, attending Sunday school and Bible readings at church starting in first grade, skipping film school entirely, and studying natural sciences at a Swiss Polytechnical School.
Is there a quote about religious or Sunday school?
Yes: "Once I started first grade, I started going to Emmanuel Baptist Church regularly. I went to Sunday school. We had Bible readings and things like that." For more devotional, school-related content, see Prayers.
Is there a quote about not attending film school?
Yes: "I never went to film school, so I never had the chance to be rejected," a wry take on skipping formal film education entirely. For more lighthearted content on this theme, see Jokes.
Is there a quote about being a late bloomer in school?
Yes, one reflects on being a "late bloomer" even back in high school, watching everyone else move ahead while feeling behind - a pattern the speaker says also carried into a filmmaking career.
Is there anything here about advanced or scientific study?
Yes, one references studying toward a diploma in Natural Sciences at the Swiss Polytechnical School in Zurich, where early contact with fundamental research began. For lighter, more playful school-themed content, browse Rhymes or Poems.

You can also browse our Poems or Rhymes for younger, more playful school content.