“I've done so many funny jobs. I worked at a farmer's market through high school. I worked in the stock room of Ralph Lauren. I graduated to salesperson at Ralph Lauren, which was a big deal to me. I've been a P.A. I've been a stand-in. I've been an assistant's assistant.” DoneBigsSchoolJobsRoomsDealsHigh SchoolFarmersBig DealAssistantsLaurenSalesperson Author:Allison Williams
“It is strange how the romances of the teenage years retain a poignancy all through life - how a girl who turns you down when you're 16 retains an aura in your memory even long after you, and she, have ceased to be who you were then. I attended my high school reunion a couple of weeks ago and discovered, in the souvenir booklet assembled by the reunion committee, that one of the girls in my class had a crush on me all those years ago. I would have given a great deal to have had that information at the time.” YearsLongSchoolRomanceTurnsGirlGivenMemoriesDealsClassWeekInformationStrangeCoupleHigh SchoolYears AgoCrushCommitteesTeenageOur MemoriesReunionAurasTeenage YearsSouvenirsPoignancyHigh School ReunionSchool Reunion Book:Roger Ebert's Video Companion Source: Roger Ebert's Video Companion
“I think girls are especially worried about being judged, and when you're in high school, everything seems like a bigger deal than it is. As soon as you're out, it feels like forever ago-zip-a-dee-doo-dah! So do what you want, and if people are going to judge you for it, who cares? You might not fit in, but that's okay.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsSeemsMightCareSchoolGirlDealsForeverJudgingFitHigh SchoolOkayBiggerWhat You WantWorriedJudgedWho CaresZipsBeing Judged Author:AnnaSophia Robb
“I had literary interests my whole life. I decided at the age of five I was going to be a writer. So I had done a great deal of reading. I suppose I was more at home in Greenwich Village than, say, any of classmates from Warsaw High School. But in any case, it was an overwhelming experience for me. It took me some time to begin to assimilate it.” DoneWholeHomeAgeSchoolReadingInterestDealsCasesFiveHigh SchoolDecidedWhole LifeVillageOverwhelmingClassmatesGreenwichGreenwich VillageWarsaw Author:Tom Robbins
“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 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
“Growing up with Tumblr, I can imagine if I was fourteen now being in high school and being on Tumblr all the time in class - that must be such an annoying thing for teachers to have to deal with!” IfsI CanSchoolDealsClassGrowing UpTeacherGrowingImagineHigh SchoolAnnoyingFourteenAnnoying Things Author:Lizzy Plapinger
“Music was not a big deal to me when I was in middle school. And then I slowly became a big jazz fan. Even more than concerts, a lot of my high school time was spent going to jazz clubs in the city.” BigsSchoolDealsCitiesFansMiddleHigh SchoolJazzClubsConcertsBig DealMiddle SchoolSchool Time Author:Nick Kroll
“I was probably just graduating high school, maybe still in high school. When I was still in high school, maybe the last two years, I was rapping but I wasn't telling anybody. When I signed my deal people didn't know it was the same Ryan Montgomery from Oak Park High School, because I used to play basketball and I used to fight. Like I'd bring boxing gloves to school. So when they found out, it was, "You mean Ryan who be boxing?" or, "Ryan who be hopping up at the park?" So I was known as that guy.” PeopleKnowsYearsMeanStillsTwoPlaySchoolLastsUsedGuyFightingFoundDealsKnownBasketballHigh SchoolRapParksBoxingTwo YearsGraduatesThat GuyGlovesOaksMontgomeryGraduating High SchoolHoppingBoxing Gloves Author:Ryan Montgomery
“There are mean people out there, and they're cruel, they're bullies to all kinds of people. Some are based in race; some are based in the way other people look; some of it's politically based. But there's all kinds of it. Everybody goes through life being tormented at times by something. Something as simple as just going through four years of high school can ruin somebody's confidence, just because of things that happened there. The key to it all is being taught how to deal with it and how to not let it mar your own opinion of yourself.” PeopleWayYearsLooksKindMeanSchoolSimpleDealsRaceOpinionFourHappenedTaughtKeysHigh SchoolAll KindsRuinsFour YearsMarsBullyMean People Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The three greatest people in my life as a young person were white, my high school superintendent, my high school coach and a - I graduate in Manhasset High, Kenneth Molloy who's a mentor to yours truly.I'm not a person that really deal in color.” PeoplePersonsSchoolYoungThreeWhiteDealsColorHigh SchoolCoachesGraduatesMentorKennethSuperintendents Author:Jim Brown
“High school isn't a very important place. When you're going you think it's a big deal, but when it's over nobody really thinks it was great unless they're beered up.” ThinkingImportantBigsSchoolDealsHigh SchoolBig DealLife After High SchoolGoing To High School Book:Carrie Source: Carrie
“High school taught me a valuable lesson about glasses: Don't wear them. Contacts have always seemed like too much work, so instead I just squint, figuring that if something is more than ten feet away, I'll just deal with it when I get there.” IfsSchoolDealsToo MuchFeetTaughtLessonsTenHigh SchoolGlassesValuableContactValuable LessonsToo Much Work Author:David Sedaris
“Tell me about it. It’s so hard to deal with a single parent. They take out all their anxiety on you. It’s like, she’s so angry all the time. And I didn’t even do anything!” “That’s so wrong.” “Yeah.” “Where’s your dad?” “I don’t know. My mom had me when she was still in high school, so . . .” “You don’t see him at all?” “No, and I don’t want to. I have no interest in maintaining a relationship with someone who didn’t love me enough to stick around.” KnowsWantStillsHardEnoughSchoolParentInterestDealsMomDadAnxietyHigh SchoolYeahAngrySticksMy MomMaintainingYour DadSingle Parent Author:Susane Colasanti
“Before I was even in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. Rumor was that I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it.” EyeSchoolDarkDealsHigh SchoolCirclesRumorJunkie Author:Benicio Del Toro