“The people who run the major banks have MBAs and wear suits. And when those people in suits come to the homes of people who don't have a high school diploma, don't even speak English, and offer them a home at zero percent down, that doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense.” PeopleHomeRunningSchoolSpeakHellOffersMajorsPercentHigh SchoolSuitsZeroSpeak EnglishDiplomaMbaHigh School Diploma Author:Ramin Bahrani
“The number of African Americans in my profession is woefully small; about two percent of architects in the country are black. I'd like to see more diversity. That's why whenever I'm asked to speak at middle and high schools I always say yes.” TwoCountrySchoolSpeakBlackNumbersMiddleDiversityPercentHigh SchoolProfessionAfrican AmericanArchitect Author:Philip Freelon
“I can't speak for other people, but for me, it never really worked to think something like, "What Beatle did she like in high school?" or those kinds of elaborate backstories.” PeopleThinkingKindI CanSchoolSpeakHigh School Author:Susan Sarandon
“I couldn't even speak in front of a group of students when I was in high school. I could barely do that sort of thing. But once I started doing the "YES!" chant down to the ring and people would do it with me, it allowed me to feel more comfortable.” PeopleFeelsSchoolSpeakGroupsFrontsStudentsComfortableHigh SchoolRings Author:Daniel Bryan
“That competition grew through high school and you step outside more and it grew through college. Then you had regional style speak volumes through college. As you get older, and begin to travel and see more, that was the progression of style for me.” SchoolSpeakStepsStyleCollegeGrewHigh SchoolCompetitionVolumeProgression Author:Pusha T
“Sometimes [high school speech team] was funny, other times it was just talking, but it gave me the confidence to speak in front of people after doing that for a whole year.” PeopleYearsSometimesWholeSchoolSpeakTalkingTeamFrontsSpeechHigh SchoolWhole Year Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“I am not in touch with other writers. I don't have very much contact with other writers. I don't get invited to these things or I don't go to them. I hate panels. I speak to librarians and to conferences of English teachers. That's what I do: teachers and librarians. And high school kids.” KidsSchoolHateSpeakTeacherHigh SchoolI HateContactInvitedConferencesLibrarianEnglish Teacher Author:Sandra Cisneros
“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
“We were discovered by Don Fury; he was the first record producer who discovered us and essentially plucked us out of the rough. But I think in another way, we were discovered when we discovered each other, right before we started high school. We were 12 and 13. I don't want to speak for Justin Beck, but that's a big moment, linking up with your foil for the first time. Glassjaw definitely changed my life in the biggest way possible.” ThinkingMomentsSchoolSpeakChangedHigh SchoolFirst TimeProducersRoughFuryChanged My Life Author:Daryl Palumbo
“It is my first morning of high school. I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache.” FirstsSchoolHateSpeakMorningHigh SchoolI HateSevenNotebookSkirts Book:Speak Source: Speak
“It is my belief that people who speak of high school with a sugary fondness are bluffing away early-onset Alzheimer's.” PeopleSchoolBeliefSpeakHigh SchoolAlzheimerFondnessAlzheimer's Book:I Was Told There'd Be Cake Source: I Was Told There'd Be Cake
“Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and an innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates - through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors - from their high school to the post office, where they mailed off their college applications. And this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall.” AgeSchoolLastsFallFoundSpeakParentCitiesSupportTeacherNew YorkCollegeSonMonthsOfficeHigh SchoolProgramMovedWorkersCrowdsNeighborNineImmigrationThanksPostsMarchCheerNew York CityApplicationFactoriesInnovativeGreat TeacherImmigration ReformPost OfficeClassmatesGoing To CollegeFactory Workers Author:Barack Obama