“After high school, I was going to move out to L.A. and try to pursue my dreams of acting. My parents said, "Thats fine. We support you, but you have to go to school", which was fine because I'm a studious person anyway, I enjoy it.” TryingPersonsSaidDreamSchoolMovingParentEnjoyActingSupportFineHigh SchoolPursueSupport YouStudiousAfter High School Author:Josie Loren
“When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldnt be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to LA and continue to pursue the acting thing.” IfsAbleSchoolParentActingHigh SchoolCaughtPursueLied Author:Dan Byrd
“I could have spoken from Rhode Island where I have been staying ... But I felt that, in speaking from the house of Lincoln, of Jackson, and of Wilson, my words would better convey both the sadness I feel in the action I was compelled today to make and the firmness with which I intend to pursue this course until the orders of the federal court at Little Rock can be executed without unlawful interference." (On sending troops to enforce integration in Little Rock AR High School)” FeelsLittlesHas BeensTodayActionSchoolLawTimeOrderCoursesHouseFeltEducationSadnessTeachingRocksSorrowHigh SchoolCourtPursueIslandsStayingTroopsIntegrationCompelledMonarchyInterferenceWilsonFirmnessUnlawfulRhode IslandLittle Rock Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I believe that you can experience very profound moments of change in life...I never would have become an actress if I hadn't dropped out of high school. As a teenager, I was so driven to pursue my dreams that I made a decision to quit school at 17 so I could find my voice as an actress and eventually the profession embraced me.” IfsBelieveMadeMomentsDreamSchoolI BelieveVoiceDecisionHigh SchoolProfoundActressesProfessionDrivenQuittingPursueTeenagerLife Changing Author:Halle Berry
“I decided to pursue an acting career after having had an incredible experience working on a play in high school.” PlaySchoolActingCareersHigh SchoolDecidedIncrediblesPursue Author:Pawel Szajda
“Before I moved to Brooklyn to pursue music, I was a high school dropout and speed freak who'd been living with her dealer boyfriend in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at 16.” SchoolHigh SchoolMovedSpeedPursueFreakBucksBrooklynCountyDealerPennsylvaniaDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Britta Phillips
“I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.” MadeSchoolMy OwnDecisionConsciousHigh SchoolWeightWork OutPursueSpotsMmaWrestlingThings Work Out Author:Robbie Lawler
“I only auditioned at four schools. I started performing and studying when I was in middle school, and then as I got into high school, it just got more serious. I feel like it became more of a vocation. It became clear to me at that point that I wanted to pursue it.” FeelsWantedSchoolStudyClearFourMiddleSeriousHigh SchoolPursuePerformingVocationMiddle School Author:Zachary Quinto
“High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.” DreamSchoolOpportunityHigh SchoolPursueAmerican DreamDropoutsSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar