“I went to the University of San Francisco on an athletic scholarship. I didn't study in high school. I was just there to get by and to play basketball. But a funny thing happened to me when I got to college. I got challenged by the work and the professors.” PlaySchoolStudyHappenedCollegeBasketballHigh SchoolUniversityProfessorsAthleticSan FranciscoFunny ThingsScholarshipAthletic Scholarships Author:Michael Franti
“I hated the idea of a high school sweetheart. Growing up, oh my God, it just made me sick. I wanted to have a range of cool boyfriends. I wanted to travel around and date these interesting men. Then it just happened. You fall in love.” MenMadeIdeasWantedSchoolFallInterestingGrowing UpGrowingHappenedHigh SchoolSickFalling In LoveRangeHatedSweetheartInteresting Man Author:Charlotte Arnold
“I have some memories of certain things that happened in high school when I was stoned out of my mind, but I talked with other people about them, and I trusted the aggregated memories.” PeopleMindSchoolCertainMemoriesHappenedHigh SchoolTrustedOf My Mind Author:Gary Shteyngart
“I don't believe in mistakes. Never have. I believe that there are a multitude of paths before us and it's just a matter of which way we walk home. I don't believe in regret. If you regret things about your life, than I'll bet that you're not paying attention. Regret is just imagining that you know what would have happened if you took that job in California or married your high-school sweetheart or just looked one more time before you stepped out into the street ... or didn't. But you don't know; you can't possibly know.” IfsKnowsWayBelieveMatterHomeSchoolJobsI BelieveWalksAttentionMistakePathHappenedStreetsRegretMarriedHigh SchoolDon't BelievePay AttentionCaliforniaMore TimeMultitudesSweetheart Book:Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You Source: Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You
“That happened when I was a freshman in high school. The guy reading it [the Bible] was dating my older sister. I thought he was the cutest thing that had ever happened in Nashville. He was nine years older than me and I thought, 'Mimi, I hate to do this to you, but I'm going to steal this guy away.' So I went to this Bible study thinking I was going to make this guy fall in love with me. I was fourteen. Hey, you know. But I was so overwhelmed by what they were talking about at this Bible study. I became a very serious, committed Christian.” ThinkingKnowsYearsSchoolChristianGuyHateFallReadingTalkingStudyHappenedSeriousHigh SchoolDatingI HateFalling In LoveCommittedNineStealingHeyOverwhelmedThis GuyBible StudyFourteenNine YearsNashvilleFreshmanHey YouOlder SisterMimiCutest Author:Amy Grant
“I had gotten rid of the crying when I got to high school, though it happened again when I was a junior. We lost in the state championship. It was kind of the same situation, camera in my face, and then that's when I realized it was over I had my moment.” KindStatesMomentsSchoolFacesLostSituationHappenedCryHigh SchoolCamerasI RealizedChampionshipJuniors Author:Chris Bosh
“I love YA, and it's been a really good fit for me. But at some point, I would like to try something else: a collection of short stories, or writing about something other than high school. A lot has happened to me since I was eighteen.” WritingTryingStoriesSchoolHappenedFitHigh SchoolCollectionsShort StoryEighteen Author:Sarah Dessen
“I was a terrible student in high school and the thing that the auto accident did - and it happened just as I graduated, so I was at this sort of crossroads - but it made me apply myself more, because I realized more than anything else what a thin thread we hang on in life, and I really wanted to make something out of my life.” MadeWantedSchoolHappenedStudentsTerribleHigh SchoolAccidentsI RealizedThreadCrossroads Author:George Lucas
“All of my stories, they don't come from my high school experience, but they're definitely based on things that happened to me in high school, or things that happened to friends of mine, or things that I wish had happened to me.” StoriesSchoolWishHappenedMinesHigh SchoolSchool Experience Author:Sarah Dessen
“Everything in high school seems like the most important thing that's ever happened in your life. It's not. You'll get out of high school and you never see those people again. All the people who torment and press you won't make a difference in your life in the long haul.” PeopleLongImportantSeemsSchoolDifferencesHappenedHigh SchoolImportant ThingsPressesMaking A DifferenceTormentHaulLong Haul Author:Mark Hoppus
“Looking back on high school, I just remember specific scenarios and thinking, wow, that was such a big deal at the time, but right now it feels like it never even happened. So I guess if I can give any advice, I would just say that everything will pass, and it'll feel like it was a big deal over nothing.” IfsThinkingGivingFeelsI CanBigsSchoolRememberDealsHappenedAdviceRight NowHigh SchoolWowLooking BackBig DealScenarios Author:Nina Dobrev
“I met my manager when I was in high school and I just started playing guitar. He came from a line of managing incredible artists. He said instead of opting for the quick fix he wanted me to go out and live my life and get some experience under my belt and keep in touch. It took me a long time to get to where I am but I wouldn't change it for nothing. It's been very valuable. Life happened and then the music came.” LongSaidWantedSchoolArtistLinesHappenedMetsLong TimeHigh SchoolGuitarIncrediblesValuableManagersLiving My LifeBeltsLife HappensPlaying GuitarQuick FixesValuable Life Author:Courtney Jaye
“Talk about high school and what we identify with in the play; things that have happened to us and all of our high school experiences that we could bring to this. And to talk about what everyone knows in each specific scene.” KnowsPlaySchoolHappenedSceneHigh SchoolSchool Experience Author:Sarah Steele