“I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.” KnowsMenMadeWantedNextFunHoursCareersPracticeCollegeGoes OnPianoGrandmotherSmarterMy GrandmotherScholarship Author:Jamie Foxx
“That's the fun part of it all. You get creative when you're in Little League. You're creative when you're in middle school. You're creative in high school and college. And then when you get to the league, this position, the more mobile quarterbacks, we have a tendency to want to become traditional and nervous and panicky in how we want to call plays and put guys in position to make plays.” WantLittlesPlaySchoolGuyFunCreativityCreativeMiddlePositionCollegeHigh SchoolTraditionalTendenciesNervousLeagueMobileQuarterbackMiddle SchoolLittle League Author:Kordell Stewart
“I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.” WellsMadeHardEnoughPlayWantedSchoolFunLevelsPlayerCollegeHigh SchoolMissionsGrantedNflGood EnoughQuarterbackPlay HardGood CollegeGood High School Author:Peyton Manning
“I recently went to my staircase at Clare College, Cambridge and there were women there! There have been a lot of convincing studies recently about the loss of productivity in the Western male. It may be that entertainment culture now is so engaging that it keeps people satisfied. We didn't have that. Science was much more fun than listening to the radio. When you are 16 or 17 and in that inherently semi-lonely period when you are deciding whether to be an intellectual, many now don't bother.” PeopleMayHas BeensScienceCultureFunLossStudyCollegeListeningPeriodsIntellectualLonelyWesternMalesRadioEntertainmentProductivitySatisfiedBotherEngagingConvincingCambridgeStaircases Author:James D. Watson
“If you just don't have any idea what you want to do, the worst thing you can do is go to law school. If you can go to college, maybe it's fine to have four years of fun and learn a little bit, that's okay, but if you have to go two hundred thousand dollars in debt, that's not something I would recommend.” IfsWantYearsLittlesTwoIdeasSchoolLawFunBitsCan DoFourWorstCollegeFineThousandLittle BitHundredOkayDollarsDebtWhat You WantFour YearsWorst ThingsLaw School Author:Tucker Max
“When I went to college, and I went to art school, I started to realize that Warhol was cool and that pop art was fun.” ArtSchoolFunRealizingCollegePopsArt SchoolWarholPop Art Author:John Currin
“In my early childhood, I was a performer by nature. I used to do puppet shows as a kid and entertain kids in classes and the teachers would make it a point that I was the entertainer of the class, but only after high school and in college that I started doing theater and acting classes, because I thought it would be fun.” ShowsWould BeKidsSchoolUsedFunActingClassTeacherChildhoodCollegeHigh SchoolTheaterPerformersEntertainersPuppetsEarly ChildhoodActing ClassesAfter High SchoolPuppet Shows Author:Michael Jai White
“In fact, I was welcomed. There were movie stars and rock stars. I became a pot star. I glorified in that. And of course as time wore on the business began to expand and grow. It went from more or less a college fun thing to a serious business. As the money grew, the power grew.” FactsCoursesFunStarsGrowsRocksCollegeSeriousGrewPotMovie StarRock StarFun ThingsSerious Business Author:George Jung
“In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that I could do it for more than just fun.” WritingSchoolFunCollegeI Realized Author:Sarah Dessen
“All I knew is that I loved movies and comedy and TV, and I wanted to perform. I made a bunch of shorts and movies in college, and that was always fun too. I directed some plays in college. It was taking it all in and trying to immerse myself in as much of it as possible.” TryingMadePlayWantedFunComedyCollegeTvsBunchShorts Author:Ed Helms
“I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.” MightFunCareersComedyTeachingCollegePaidLondonRealisedBonusDiploma Author:Bill Bailey
“I wanted to be a filmmaker, actually, when I was in high school and college. But I just decided it would be more expensive to do, so I sort of decided music would be more fun.” Would BeWantedSchoolFunCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedFilmmakerExpensive Author:Will Sheff
“The energy of college football rivals that of a live performance for me. I am an extremely analytical guy and predicting these games is right up my alley, especially with a little luck thrown in. It is even more fun when I am winning and I have to say, I have fared quite well in my predictions.” WellsLittlesGuyGamesWinningEnergyFunFootballCollegePerformancesLuckThrownPredictionsRivalsAlleysPredictingCollege FootballLive Performance Author:Rodney Atkins
“Don't let anyone tell you that high school is supposed to be fun. High school is to be endured. College is fun.” SchoolFunCollegeHigh SchoolSupposed To Be Author:Stephenie Meyer
“The best part about being a Blazer is the fans. The fans here are so loyal it feels like a college team with how close the fans and players are. They have such a great passion for the team that it makes it fun to be a part of and makes you want to work harder to make the team successful.” WantFeelsPassionFunSuccessfulPlayerTeamFansCollegeHard WorkHarderLoyalWork HarderGreat PassionBlazers Author:LaMarcus Aldridge
“I was very interested in politics in college and was heading to be a lawyer. I have a degree in economics and I was interested in it. I hadn't really gotten super serious about it and I'd done a lot of student politics in high school. I really think it would be interesting and fun and challenging to go into politics.” ThinkingDoneWould BeSchoolFunChallengesInterestingStudentsCollegeSeriousDegreesHigh SchoolEconomicsLawyerHeadings Author:Jay Roach
“I was an actor in college and it was much easier than being a waiter. I thought it was fun to get paid. People were not exactly surprised to see me going in the field.” PeopleActorsFunFieldsCollegeEasierPaidWaiter Author:Dom Irrera
“I wasn't all that attracted to writing originally. I read a great deal. My parents read a great deal. I do know that as my interest in tennis waned, my interest in academics increased. I mean, I started doing my homework in high school and discovering that it was somewhat fun. And then in college I barely even played on the team because just classes were much more interesting.” KnowsWritingMeanSchoolFunParentInterestInterestingDealsClassTeamCollegeHigh SchoolTennisDiscoveringHomework Author:David Foster Wallace
“I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.” SchoolActorsFunActingStageCollegeMusician Author:Martha Wainwright
“There were people I knew that came to college and had never drank before, and never partied, and maybe got a little bit too carried away with it when they did finally get out of the house... I feel like I got that stuff out of my system when I was sixteen and knew to balance things - but at the same time - it's not like I was out getting my medical degree. Playing in a band, you can still have plenty of fun!” PeopleFeelsLittlesStillsHouseFunStuffBitsCollegeBalanceBandDegreesLittle BitMedicalPlentyDrankSixteenCarried Away Author:Chris Baio
“I am a man who used to wear the tights. We traveled the country doing two Shakespeare plays for bored college students for about a year. I think I'd probably still be doing it now if I hadn't just randomly decided to go to a sketch group audition. That led to doing improv, which led to the Daily Show. But it was fun while it lasted.” IfsThinkingMenYearsStillsTwoCountryPlayShowsUsedFunGroupsStudentsCollegeDecidedBoredTraveledAuditionsCollege StudentsTightsDaily ShowShakespeare Play Author:Rob Corddry
“First and foremost one, I was never planning on doing this as a long term, so Spooky, I was in college... It was a fun name. I thought it was you know just a fun thing” KnowsFirstsLongNamesFunTermCollegePlanningLong TermSpookyFun Things Author:DJ Spooky
“It was a very excellent day over there at HBO/Cinemax when they bought 'Powers' . I felt like I graduated television college, because they make amazing television. The person who said yes to Veep said yes to us, which made me feel very good about myself for five seconds. Which my self-loathing doesn't usually allow me to feel. Even I could not say that that wasn't a fun day.” FeelsPersonsMadeSaidSelfFunFeltFiveTelevisionCollegeVery GoodExcellentSecondsLoathingSelf LoathingHboFun Day Author:Brian Michael Bendis
“I rebelled during my high school years really bad. I started messing around with drugs and having relationships with girls and partying. And I used to tell God, "Hey God, after college I'm going to serve You because I know that's what I want to do with my life. I know that's the best way. I know that's why I was created. But right now I want to sin because I love it. I want to have a lot of fun."” KnowsWayWantYearsSchoolUsedGirlFunSinPartyCollegeRight NowDrugHigh SchoolBest WayHeySchool Years Author:Dominic Balli
“I want these to be names that young girls and boys and kids of all genders grow up knowing. It shouldn't just be when you take a feminist class in college, if you happen to do that. I hope this is fun and engaging for folks to watch.” IfsWantHappensKidsYoungGirlNamesFunGrowsClassBoysWatchesGrowing UpKnowingCollegeFolksFeministGenderEngagingBoy And Girl Author:Anita Sarkeesian
“I have a couple [of grandsons] that are in college playing lacrosse. It's great and it's fun. But they all also play golf a little bit.” LittlesPlayFunBitsCollegeCoupleLittle BitGolfGrandsonLacrosse Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I was just doing it for fun. I was in college recording music as a joke, so I really didn't think that a career was feasible - being able to travel.” ThinkingAbleFunCareersCollegeJokesRecording Music Author:Cakes da killa
“I started making music for fun maybe my senior year in college. I started rapping in high school, but it wasn't anything serious.” YearsSchoolFunCollegeSeriousHigh SchoolRapSeniorSenior Year Author:Cakes da killa
“I was extremely lucky to get this project [Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]. It was one of those things that I worked on in college. A friend of mine asked me to do a stage reading of that book and I was just completely blown away because, at that point, I was like, 'Acting's having fun with your friends and making people laugh.'” PeopleMenBookReadingFunActingLaughingStageMinesCollegeLuckyProjectsHaving FunInterviewsMaking People LaughHideousBlown Away Author:John Krasinski
“All the girls look good in college; I mean they're young, they're ready, they're single, they just wanna have fun.” LooksMeanYoungGirlFunCollegeReadyHaving Fun Author:Tyga
“In college I took an acting class as a joke. It sounded like something fun and easy at the time. I had originally wanted to go to art school, but I gave all that up because I didn't want to be a starving artist.” WantArtWantedSchoolArtistFunEasyActingClassCollegeJokesStarvingLike SomethingArt SchoolActing ClassesStarving Artist Author:Michael Graziadei
“Movies are definitely more fun because there are so many different seasons in a movie. It is exciting to be drafting together. Writing a book is very hard, it's like writing 15 college term papers in a row, and you are just like, "when is going to end?" You can communicate so much more when you are writing a book, and you can go so much deeper.” WritingBookDifferentEndsHardTogetherFunTermCollegePaperSeasonsExcitingCommunicateDeeperPapersWriting A BookDraftingTerm Paper Author:Stephen Kendrick