“My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.” MindFirstsMadeBookBigsAgeSchoolLife IsSpiritUniverseInterestingHigh SchoolConceptsMeetingsMy FavoriteMake SenseNew AgeIntroductionWrinklesFavorite BookWrinkle In Time Author:Mae Whitman
“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
“My favorite English teacher in high school showed me 'Brazil' when I was 15 and it blew my mind. It's one of those movies that's revealed itself in different ways as I've gone back to it over the years.” WayYearsMindDifferentSchoolGoneTeacherHigh SchoolMy FavoriteDifferent WaysBrazilEnglish Teacher Author:Win Butler
“Homophobia is manufactured in high schools, so its probably useful to keep in mind that it really does bother people.” PeopleMindDoeSchoolHigh SchoolBotherHomophobia Author:Zak Orth
“You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.” GivingMindSchoolBeliefCan DoNaturalCollegeDadHigh SchoolBuiltDeterminationFoundationMy DadCreditMindsetDuesSpeedCoaches Author:Robert Griffin III
“Teaching high school in an inner-city school is not an easy task. Every teacher is responsible for 150 teenagers. The amount of work is just mind-boggling. Remember, you're not just doing a job. You have these kids' futures in your hand; you have to inspire them.” MindHandsKidsSchoolJobsRememberEasyCitiesTeacherTeachingInspireAmountHigh SchoolTasksResponsibleTeenagerRemember YouRemembers YouInner CityEasy TasksMind BogglingInner City Schools Author:Tony Danza
“I could've played basketball, but my mind was on baseball. I didn't know what I was in for. In high school it was a matter of talent. No one told you what to do.” KnowsMindMatterSchoolTalentBasketballHigh SchoolBaseball Author:Eric Davis
“I wrestled and played football in high school and in my last year, I started as a wrestler and actually had a fairly good record. But I hated to lose. I always gave it everything I had which, unfortunately, was not as much as I'd hoped for. But keep in mind, I feel like I got the most out of my ability. One moment that was special above all the rest was winning my last bout at the Naval Academy to finish the entire summer undefeated. That was thrilling, but what's more, it helped me in prison because the first time I got knocked around by the Vietnamese, it did not come as a total shock.” FeelsYearsMindFirstsMomentsSchoolLastsWinningLosesAbilityRecordsSpecialFootballSummerHigh SchoolFirst TimePrisonHatedShockLast YearThrillingAcademyNavalWrestlerVietnameseUndefeatedGood RecordsNaval Academy Author:John McCain
“I never went to high school reunions. My thing is, out of sight, out of mind. That's my attitude toward life. So I don't have any romanticism about any part of my past.” MindSchoolPastAttitudeHigh SchoolSightRomanticismMy PastMy AttitudeReunionHigh School ReunionSchool ReunionOf Sight Out Of Mind Author:John Lennon
“I don't think unfriending your old crush on Facebook will do much other than remove him from your Facebook feed. Don't beat yourself up over what you dream about; there are a lot worse things that could slip across the transom of your unconscious mind than an old high school crush who was always nice to you.” ThinkingMindDreamSchoolNiceBeatsHigh SchoolCrushUnconsciousRemoveYour FaceSlipsUnconscious Mind Author:Mallory Ortberg
“It's also one thing to see a celebrity or some kind of character on a TV show being gay. It's a totally different thing when you know your husband... not your husband, but your brother or your friend or the dude you hung out in high school was gay. I mean, that is what changes people's minds, what changes people's minds.” PeopleKnowsMindKindMeanDifferentCharacterShowsSchoolOne ThingBrotherTvsGayHusbandHigh SchoolDifferent ThingsHungTv ShowsYour BrotherYour HusbandBeing Gay Author:Andrew Sullivan
“This comes from Mike Gonzalez at the Daily Signal: [ Howard] Zinn's history "set the stage for the grievance mongering that passes for history classes today, and is still widely used. It has sold over 2 million copies since it was first published in 1980 and continues to sell over 100,000 copies a year because it is required reading at many of our high schools and colleges. That's a lot of young minds."” YearsMindFirstsStillsTodaySchoolYoungUsedReadingClassMillionsStageCollegeHigh SchoolSellsCopiesSignalsMikeGrievanceYoung MindsHistory Class Author:Rush Limbaugh
“By the latter part of high school, by the middle of junior year in high school, Jay Rodriguez played me some Irakere records that that Paquito [D'Rivera] was on. And he also played me and our friend, Curtis Haywood, some Phil Woods records. And when I heard Phil, I just about lost my mind. I was playing the Charlie Parker Omnibook as part of my lessons. This was the '80s. There was no YouTube and all that. And we had three or four jazz records at that point.” YearsMindSchoolThreeLostRecordsFourHeardMiddleLessonsHigh SchoolJazzWoodsLatter80sJuniorsYoutubeCharlieJunior YearLost My MindJazz Records Author:Jon Gordon
“I went to an art high school in Washington D.C., and I majored in visual art. When I started there, I was horrible - couldn't draw, couldn't sketch, couldn't do anything. I remember at one point I came to terms with the fact that I had to work my ass off to do well and that's exactly what I did. I drew and drew and drew, and it worked - I ended up getting the award for best artist and went on to apply to design school because I loved it so much. I think it really speaks to the idea that you can in fact excel at whatever you put your mind and your heart to.” ThinkingMindHeartArtSchoolRememberArtistSpeakTermDesignHigh SchoolHorribleAssVisual ArtBest Artist Author:Njena Reddd Foxxx
“College was pivotal for me. It broadened my horizons, taught me to think and question, and introduced me to many things - such as art and classical music - that had not previously been part of my life. I went to college thinking that I might teach history in high school or that I might seek a career in the retail industry, probably working for a department store, something I had done during the holidays while in high school. I came out of college with plans to do something that had never crossed my mind four years earlier.” ThinkingMindArtDoneSchoolTeachCollegeHigh SchoolHolidayClassical Music Author:John E Ferling
“I think my parents wanted me to do something very normal, have a normal person job and not be confronted by the instability of an artistic pursuit, but there wasn't really a lot they could do to stop me. I was, at one point, going to go to law school when I finished high school, but the next day I got accepted into acting school and there was no real question in my mind of what I was going to do.” ThinkingMindRealSchoolParentActingHigh SchoolAcceptedArtisticLaw SchoolInstability Author:Elizabeth Debicki
“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.” KnowsWantMindFirstsHeartRealitySchoolAmericaGamesTeamHigh SchoolBaseballTownsSmall TownHeart And Mind Author:Jacques Barzun
“If I'm riding my bike I just replay the same scenarios over and over in my head, like I haven't had a new mental adventure since high school. So that's what I like about books on tape, so my mind can't wander anywhere.” IfsMindBookSchoolHavensAdventureHigh SchoolWanderRidingTapeBikeScenariosReplay Author:David Sedaris
“I don't mind being pale. In high school, it seemed like everybody cared about being tan all year round, but I haven't really thought about it since then. I don't go to a tanning bed, and I get bored when I lay out. I put sunscreen on when I'm in the sun, and sometimes I get tan, but I don't really think about it very much.” ThinkingYearsMindSometimesSchoolSunHavensBedHigh SchoolLaysRoundsBoredPaleSunscreenTanningTanning Beds Author:Taylor Swift
“High School: Oh, man. This is where boys and girls go from tweens to teens and become complicated and cruel. Girls play sick mind games; boys try to pull each other's penises off and throw them in the bushes. If you can, buy the most expensive jeans in a two-hundred-mile radius of your town and wear them on your first day. If anyone asks how you could afford them say that your father is the president of Ashton Kutcher. When they are like, 'Ashton Kutcher has a president?' answer, 'Yes.' Everyone will be in awe of you and you won't have to go through a lot of pain and cat fights.” IfsMenTryingMindFirstsTwoPlaySchoolPainGirlFightingAsksFatherGamesPresidentAnswersBoysHundredHigh SchoolCatSickTownsComplicatedMilesExpensiveAweTeensJeansBoy And GirlOur TownMind GamesRadiusTweens Author:Eugene Mirman