“My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.” YearsSchoolNamesParentTeacherHigh SchoolSickJuniorsNicknamesTeddyFrancoJunior YearJunior Year Of High School Author:James Franco
“In high school there were so many Jennifers, I had all sorts of names, including Jo-Jen, Jenna, Jenna-Bean, and Jenny A.” SchoolNamesHigh SchoolIncludingBeansJenniferJenny Author:Jennifer Aniston
“In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it.” SchoolLiteratureNamesFictionStudyDramaHigh SchoolContemporaryRamaContemporary Fiction Author:Frederick Lenz
“Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling "Bart," and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog.” KindIdeasCharacterKidsSchoolFatherNamesSoundNovelDogHigh SchoolAngryUnusualBarkYellingBarking DogsUnusual NamesBart Simpson Author:Matt Groening
“My father was a truck driver. That's where it all started, and academically I was a disaster at school. My cousin got his name on the honour board; I, at Melbourne High School, I carved mine on the desk.” SchoolFatherNamesMinesHigh SchoolDisasterBoardsDriversHonourDesksCousinTruckMy CousinMelbourneTruck Driver Author:Lindsay Fox
“I remember the first date I ever went out on. It was in high school. Her name was Marguerite. She was kind of a heavyset girl... I took her out on one date. We went out for dinner and a movie and a dinner.” FirstsKindSchoolRememberGirlNamesHigh SchoolDatingDinnerFirst DateFunny DatingDinner And A Movie Author:Kevin Nealon
“One thing I like about writing is that it provides such a wonderful opportunity for confidential chats with readers. In the privacy of writing, and reading, we can discuss topics that are a little touchy, a bit embarrassing, and feel less alone in the process. Feeling consumed by memories from high school. Feeling wimpy. Feeling time-obsessed. Yearning for our fathers. Wishing we were taller, or shorter, or less average. To name just a few.” FeelsWritingLittlesFeelingsSchoolReadingFatherOpportunityNamesWishBitsProcessMemoriesWonderfulOne ThingReaderHigh SchoolAverageObsessedPrivacyYearningTopicsEmbarrassingConsumedOur FatherWriting And ReadingConfidentialTouchy Author:Ralph Keyes
“I feel that in all kids that I've came across, that at the age of 12-13 is a big transition . They begin forming the Young Adult there going to become, here molding . I can't put a "name" on it but it's something. Your trying to find yourself, were getting ready to go to High School and as this world teaches you, you must "belong" to something. (So we Belong to Something)” WorldFeelsTryingI CanBigsKidsAgeSchoolYoungNamesTeachThis WorldReadyHigh SchoolAdultsYoung AdultFinding YourselfTransitionMolding Author:Richard Cabral
“I never went to school for that. In high school we had photography, which was great. That was another moment of discovery. I had a great teacher - I can't even remember her name now. I ended up going to boarding school for my last high school years and they had a dark room there. Of course there was curfew; you were supposed to be in bed at a certain time. But I would sneak out and sneak into the dark room and work all night.” YearsI CanMomentsSchoolLastsRememberNightCertainCoursesNamesDarkRoomsTeacherBedPhotographyHigh SchoolDiscoverySupposed To BeAll NightGreat TeacherSneakDark RoomCurfewSchool Years Author:Jeff Vespa
“I'm so sick of immaturity, of name-calling, of labels, of gossip, of high school. It doesn't make sense anymore, and I find myself being nice to people that I want to strangle.” PeopleWantSchoolNamesNiceCallingHigh SchoolSickLabelsMake SenseGossipBeing NiceImmaturitySo SickName CallingBe Nice To People Author:Coco Chanel
“Best advice was from a man by the name of James Dean. "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today". I read that my senior year in high school and have never stopped since.” IfsMenYearsDreamTodaySchoolDiesNamesForeverAdviceHigh SchoolSeniorLive ForeverDeanBest AdviceSenior Year Author:Kelly Blatz
“I have a lot of people who are soap fans and they definitely know who I am, even if they call me by my character's name. I get a lot of people thinking maybe they know me from high school. My career has been a slow burn, a gradual rise, which I prefer since this is a marathon and not a sprint, so I kind of like where I am and where I'm going.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsKindHas BeensCharacterSchoolNamesCareersFansHigh SchoolWho I AmCall MeKnow MeMarathonSoapSprint Author:Sherri Saum
“I was born in Cuba. At the age of 14 years of age I was involved in a revolution. We were suffering from a very cruel, oppressive dictatorship, and the revolution started in the high schools and the universities. So when I was 14, I was involved in the revolution. I was in the revolution four years. During that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up in Cuba, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.” YearsAgeSchoolYoungSufferingNamesBornTalkingLeaderFourRevolutionInvolvedHigh SchoolRoseUniversityFour YearsDictatorshipCubaCharismaticCastroHope And Change Author:Ted Cruz
“I had a fantastic teacher in high school. I had one of those guys you dream of having, who molds your life and inspires you to go in a particular direction, and he was quite brilliant. His name was Cecil Pickett, and a lot of the kids from my high-school drama class are in professional show business and have done quite well.” WellsDoneShowsDreamKidsSchoolGuyNamesClassTeacherInspireParticularDramaHigh SchoolBrilliantFantasticShow BusinessMoldDrama Class Author:Brent Spiner
“I made the Dixie Heights High School baseball team as an 8th grader and went on to have a very successful career. I was all state both my junior and senior years leading our team 3 district championships and 1 regional championship in 2001 which hadn't happened since 1991. My number has since been retired at Dixie Heights and a banner hangs from the outfield fence with my name and number on it.” YearsMadeStatesSchoolNamesNumbersCareersSuccessfulHappenedTeamHigh SchoolBaseballHeightChampionshipSeniorFenceRetiredJuniorsBannerSenior YearSuccessful CareerAll StateBaseball TeamDixie Author:Graham Taylor
“I think the mild Aspergers have always been there. You see, Asperger's diagnosis did not become common in the U.S. until the early '90s. And an Aspergers has more or less normal speech development and they've always been here, that hasn't changed. I can think back to when I was in high school, this is 40 years ago, I could name kids in my high school class and college class that, today, would be diagnosed as Aspergers.” ThinkingYearsI CanWould BeKidsTodaySchoolNamesCommonClassChangedCollegeDevelopmentSpeechNormalHigh SchoolYears AgoDiagnosisAspergersHigh School Class Author:Temple Grandin
“I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was more like a college. I'm moving more in that direction, just kind of merchandising my name.” KindWantedSchoolMovingNamesFashionCollegeHigh SchoolIncrediblesDesignerCostumesIllustrationFashion DesignerMerchandising Author:Diana Ross
“Start dating someone who is funny, someone who has what in high school you called a "really great sense of humor" and what now your creative writing class calls "self-contempt giving rise to comic form." Write down all of his jokes, but don't tell him you are doing this. Make up anagrams of his old girlfriend's name and name all of your socially handicapped characters with them. Tell him his old girlfriend is in all of your stories and then watch how funny he can be, see what a really great sense of humor he can have.” GivingWritingSelfCharacterStoriesSchoolFormNamesClassWatchesCreativeJokesHigh SchoolDatingComicGirlfriendSense Of HumorContemptReally GreatCreative WritingHandicappedDating SomeoneAnagramsOld Girlfriend Author:Lorrie Moore
“Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were listed as missing/presumed dead. As a test, he looked us up, but none of our names were on any of the lists. And that's how we know we're alive this Memorial Day.” KnowsKidsSchoolThreeNamesClassAliveMissingHigh SchoolTestsListsBunchMemorialMemorial DayHigh School Class Book:Life As We Knew It Source: Life As We Knew It