“Teaching high school, in addition to knowing one's subject matter thoroughly and being able to convey it to others, requires the grit of a long-distance runner, the stamina of a boxer going 15 rounds, the temperament of a juggler and the street smarts of a three-card monte dealer.” SchoolTeachingSmartHigh SchoolMathematicalTemperamentDealerStamina Author:Larry Cuban
“A lot of the turning points happen in high school and in college, and it defines a lot of how you see the world and how you decide to defend yourself from the world. Some people - their defense mechanism is, I'm really smart or I'm sexy or I'm the leader. And other people - they hide or they make jokes.” PeopleWorldHappensSchoolLeaderCollegeSmartJokesHigh SchoolSexyDefenseMechanismTurning PointsReally SmartDefense Mechanisms Author:Judd Apatow
“In his anti-Darwinian book... (and eponymously named The Neck of the Giraffe ), Francis Hitching tells the story... "The need to survive by reaching ever higher for food is, like so many Darwinian explanations of its kind, little more than a post hoc speculation." Hitching is quite correct, but he rebuts a fairy story that Darwin was far too smart to tell - even though the tale later entered our high school texts as a "classic case" nonetheless.” NeedsKindLittlesBookStoriesSchoolCasesHigherSmartHigh SchoolTalesPostsExplanationClassicFairyNecksReachingSpeculationGiraffeFairy Stories Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks and playing punk rock on the weekends.” EnoughSchoolCausesRocksCollegeSmartHigh SchoolWeekendPunkTruckPunk RockResigned Author:Dave Grohl
“From the time I was a kid, I'd never joined groups. I hated high school groups. I hung out with hippies, musical people. I hung out with whomever I found compelling and interesting and smart. And I continued to do that throughout my life.” PeopleKidsSchoolFoundInterestingGroupsSmartHigh SchoolMusicalHatedCompellingHungHippie Author:Sandra Bernhard
“I wasn't always a revolutionary, I used to live life like a criminal even though I was going through high school or college, or the fact that I was smart, had no bearing on that. People can have intelligence all the way but have no direction. Not all criminals are idiots.” PeopleWayFactsSchoolUsedCollegeSmartHigh SchoolCriminalsIdiotLive LifeRevolutionary Author:Immortal Technique
“My brother played the game with his friends, so I thought I was a pretty smart kid and I played this friend of mine and he just crushed me and this was Brooklyn Tech High School in Brooklyn where I still live, in Brooklyn, New York and this guy beat me so bad it wasn't even funny. I couldn't understand why he beat me.” StillsKidsSchoolGuyGamesNew YorkMinesBrotherSmartBeatsHigh SchoolMy BrotherThis GuyCrushedBrooklynSmart KidBrooklyn New York Author:Maurice Ashley
“Whenever you show up on a set where you haven't been from the beginning - at least myself - I'm kind of quiet. I just watch the politics and how everything unfolds. It's kind of like going to a new high school. You want to see who everyone is before you introduce yourself, really, to kind of make friends. I think any smart person does that in social situations” ThinkingKindSchoolSituationQuietSmartHigh SchoolIntroducing Author:Walton Goggins
“I felt ashamed about everything. Me dropping out of high school, me not, you know, just not being beautiful enough. I just didn't feel like I was smart enough or beautiful enough, you know, for years.” KnowsFeelsYearsEnoughSchoolBeautifulFeltSmartHigh SchoolAshamedDroppingBeing BeautifulDropping Out Author:Mary J. Blige
“The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can't even spell. I don't even have a high school diploma. I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper.” WayMeanI CanSchoolProcessAttentionBrainInformationProvePaperSmartHigh SchoolOddSpellsDisorderDisabilityDeficitProve ItDiplomaAttention Deficit DisorderLearning DisabilityHigh School Diploma Author:Ron White
“Maybe the Merlin was right. Maybe its better to look stupid but strong, than it is to look smart but weak, I don't know. I'm not sure I want to believe that the world stage bears that strong a resemblance to high school.” KnowsWorldWantBelieveLooksSchoolStrongStageStupidBearsSmartHigh SchoolWeakNot SureResemblance Author:Jim Butcher
“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