“I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. And even now, I'm still like, 'Maybe I'll just quit the biz and go to Santa Cruz and study marine biology and have my own research center in the Bahamas.' Yeah, I'm sure it would be just that smooth.” StillsWholeWould BeWantedSchoolMy OwnStudyResearchHigh SchoolYeahWhole LifeQuittingBiologySmoothMarineSantaBiologistCruzMarine LifeBahamasMarine BiologyMarine BiologistSanta Cruz Author:Cobie Smulders
“I am still a student. My classmates study really hard, so I feel like I should too. But they always say things like: “You don't have to.”, “Aren't you busy?”, “Just give up, you have another way.”; But I don't think that's right. There's no reason for me to give up, I didn't quit high school.” ThinkingWayGivingFeelsShouldStillsHardReasonSchoolStudyStudentsLike YouGiving UpHigh SchoolBusyQuittingNo ReasonAnother WayClassmatesJust Give UpSnsd Author:Seohyun
“When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.” SoulWantedSchoolMotherActorsHigh SchoolQuittingRejectionRejected Author:Don Rickles
“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
“My Mom played violin and piano when she was growing up and she insisted, and I don't know if you can imagine how uncool it is to play the violin when you're eight and ten years old, but I told my Mom that I would quit every day until I went to high school and I met these other gentlemen who would become Yellowcard, and my friends, and I really fell in love with music and it wasn't just classical music, just submerged in the arts in the school I was in.” IfsKnowsYearsArtPlaySchoolGrowing UpGrowingImagineMomMetsTenHigh SchoolMy FriendsMy MomEightQuittingPianoGentlemanClassical MusicViolinSubmergedUncool Author:Sean Mackin
“In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.” WritingHomeRunningWantedSchoolStuffMy OwnRocksStageBandHigh SchoolDecidedInspiredQuittingPianoPunkKeyboardsI QuitIndie Rock Author:Angel Olsen
“I went to George Washington High School for six months before my 16th birthday, when I could legally quit. That was an even worse experience than the Catholic schools. I mean, they were still teaching fractions. But mostly, I played hooky.” MeanStillsSchoolTeachingMonthsSixHigh SchoolCatholicQuittingSix MonthsFractionsCatholic School16th Birthday Author:George Carlin
“I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.” YearsSchoolReadyHigh SchoolQuittingBirthdaySeniorI QuitMy BirthdaySenior Year Author:Barry White
“I kind of quit surfing when I got out of high school, but then a few years ago I started to take it up again. I'm not an expert by any means, but it's so wonderful to get out in the ocean and get a different perspective on things.” YearsKindMeanDifferentSchoolWonderfulPerspectiveOceanHigh SchoolYears AgoQuittingExpertsSurfingDifferent PerspectivePerspective On Things Author:Jeff Bridges
“In grade school I was smart, but I didn't have any friends. In high school, I quit being smart and started having friends.” SchoolFunnySmartHigh SchoolQuittingGradesBeing SmartI QuitGrades In School Author:David Spade
“There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.” SchoolNationsUnitedTeamBandComputerModelsHigh SchoolClubsQuittingDebateChessEnd TimesUnited NationsSpend TimeJuniorsJunior HighPotteryAfter SchoolMarching Band Author:Rainn Wilson