“Back when I was a kid, I never liked the kind of kids that my kids have become. They're privileged and have things very easy. But I'm proud of them. None of my kids are getting high, they love school, they're very popular.” KindKidsSchoolEasyProudPrivilegedBack WhenGetting HighVery Popular Author:Mike Tyson
“I cannot recall a period when I did not draw; and at school, the studies that were distasteful to me, mathematics and grammar , were retarded by the indulgence of teachers who were proud of my drawing faculties, and passed over my neglect of uncongenial subjects.” SchoolStudyTeacherSubjectsProudPeriodsDrawsMathematicsDrawingFacultyNeglectRecallsGrammarIndulgenceRetardedDistasteful Book:Let There Be Sculpture Source: Let There Be Sculpture
“God in his harmony has equal ends For cedar that resists and reed that bends; For good it is a woman sometimes rules, Holds in her hand the power, and manners, schools, And laws, and mind; succeeding master proud, With gentle voice and smiles she leads the crowd, The somber human troop.” MindHumansEndsSometimesHandsSchoolLawWomenVoiceMastersProudSucceedEqualHarmonyCrowdsAppreciationMannersGentleReedsSomberCedars Book:Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)
“My parents were so proud when I got a scholarship to go to theatre school - it was unheard of that a coal-miners son should go to drama school.” ShouldSchoolParentSonProudDramaTheatreCoalScholarshipUnheardMinersCoal Miners Author:Brian Blessed
“My imprint is there for the world to see. I don't try to hide it with my hair or a high collar. When I got ready for school this morning, I kept thinking of Sean. How proud he appears. Unapologetic. And I want to be like that. I don't want to look cowed or ashamed. I may not want to be this, but I don't want to be that girl, either. I don't want to be afraid.” ThinkingWorldWantTryingLooksMaySchoolGirlMorningReadyHairProudAshamedCollarsThat GirlSeanUnapologetic Author:Sophie Jordan
“I'd have to say I'm most proud of my mentoring camp that I do in Dallas every year for one hundred boys from single-parent homes. I was raised by a mother who was a Sunday school teacher and a father who worked hard. Together they taught me to give back.” GivingYearsHardHomeSchoolTogetherSuccessMotherFaithFatherParentBoysTeacherRelationshipTaughtProudHundredRaisedSundayCampsGiving BackMentoringDallasSchool TeachersHarveySingle ParentSunday SchoolParents HomeSunday School Teacher Author:Steve Harvey
“I was actually kind of a hot mess in high school. I did a lot of things in high school I'm not proud of. I wasn't a good student and I wasn't particularly a good daughter. I wasn't very engaged.” KindSchoolStudentsProudDaughterHigh SchoolHotMessEngagedGood StudentsHot Mess Author:Sarah Dessen
“I had run away from home three times. I had been kicked out of three different schools under different circumstances. I was kicked out of everything that I didn't quit. Kicked out of schools. Kicked out of summer camp, the Boy Scouts, the altar boys, the choir, and something else that I can't think of, that I'm proud of. Anyway, that was my pattern. I just began to invent myself early in life, and went out and did something about it.” ThinkingI CanDifferentHomeRunningSchoolThreeBoysProudCircumstancesSummerPatternsQuittingCampsRunning AwayThree TimesAltarsChoirAway From HomeBoy ScoutSummer Camp Author:George Carlin
“When I was studying in secondary school, a teacher recommended me during a singing contest. I took the championship because of my voce that I take proud of. Then I thought maybe my voice is not bad,then I wanted to be a singer.” WantedSchoolVoiceStudyTeacherProudSingingSingersChampionshipContestsSecondary School Author:Daesung
“Most people go to college to get a job, and here I am sitting in class with a job, making exponentially more than whoever's teaching me, you know what I'm saying? At the end of the day, I wanted to finish what I started, and make my mom proud. A lot of people put a lot of hard work and investment to allow me to go to school, and for me not to finish would have been like a slap in the face to my family and those people.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensEndsHardWantedSchoolJobsFacesClassTeachingCollegeHard WorkMomProudSittingMy FamilyInvestmentMy MomThe End Of The DaySlapHere I AmSlap In The Face Author:Mike Posner
“I am very true to the proud tradition of the old school wrestling that I was brought up on. I am very blessed to be able to live out my dreams, and I have a great respect for the business.” DreamAbleSchoolProudTraditionBlessedWrestlingOld SchoolGreat RespectVery True Author:Paul Bearer
“My mom is very proud of introducing music to all her kids. But I played in some bad rock bands my junior and senior years of high school.” YearsKidsSchoolRocksMomProudBandHigh SchoolMy MomIntroducingSeniorJuniorsRock BandsSenior Year Author:Miles Teller
“I'm proud to have opened [two] schools in Africa and one in Jamaica [through the Serena Williams Fund and its partners]. I was given a lot. I was given two parents. That's already starting above a lot of kids. And then I was given the opportunity to play tennis and parents who supported that. I feel I can give back.” GivingFeelsI CanTwoPlayKidsSchoolOpportunityGivenParentProudStartingPartnersTennisFundGiving BackJamaica Author:Serena Williams
“I went to law school at Alabama and I grew up a loyal Auburn fan. I'm one of the few that wrestles with those issues sometimes, but we're really proud of them. Like the University of Alabama has almost doubled its enrollment.” SometimesSchoolLawIssuesFansGrewProudGrew UpUniversityLoyalAlabamaLaw SchoolAuburnEnrollment Author:Jeff Sessions
“Once we realized that there were these 25 invariable types - the class politician, the frigid popular girl, the kid who tags along behind the jocks - once we came up with these key characters in a cloud of marijuana, the whole thing just came together. One of the things I'm really proud of is how much of a high-school yearbook it is in its look, so much so that Hunter Publishing had the art director, David Kaestle, and I come for years to their annual convention and do a little talk on how not to do a yearbook.” YearsLooksLittlesArtWholeCharacterKidsSchoolTogetherGirlBehindsClassKeysTypeProudPoliticianDirectorsHigh SchoolCloudsConventionsMarijuanaPublishingHuntersAnnualsTagJocksFrigidYearbookPopular GirlArt DirectorHigh School Yearbook Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“One fact we're particularly proud of is that there are more people learning languages on Duolingo in the US than there are people learning languages in the entire US public school system.” PeopleFactsSchoolLanguageProudPublic SchoolSchool SystemLearning Language Author:Luis von Ahn
“We've made a huge effort globally and in the US, in getting kids jobs. This is one piece. The South Bronx and inner-city schools need it more than most. It's our hometown; JPMorgan Chase banks a lot of people here. If you see the school, it works. Kids all getting jobs, they're smiling, they're proud of themselves. That's what we need to do in inner-city schools.” PeopleKidsSchoolEffortProudHometownOne Piece Author:Jamie Dimon
“I don't think I'm more politically-based as much as socially-based. My grandmother died on February 29th, and she kept all of my magazine and newspaper scraps, every interview. I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the community, organizing around gang violence in the schools. So I had already made my grandma proud before I was on TV. I've always been who I am.” ThinkingRealSchoolCommunityViolenceProudRapGrandmotherMy GrandmotherGangGrandmaScrapFebruaryMy GrandmaMother Died Author:Killer Mike
“I never went to drama school, I don't have any certificates saying: 'He's a qualified actor.' But I did think that House was something I didn't have to apologise for. It was something I was really proud of and it was sort of ... whether you liked it or not, it was undeniable.” ThinkingSchoolActorsHouseProudDramaQualifiedCertificates Author:Hugh Laurie
“I'm 100% proud of the TV work I achieved. The work I did on shows on insects and Great White sharks... stuff that's in school curriculums in England. Now they are showing up on Discovery Channel.” ShowsSchoolStuffWhiteTvsProudDiscoveryEnglandInsectsSharksCurriculumShowing UpSchool Curriculum Author:John Lydon
“I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Don't try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and your future. Boys and friends will come and go, just focus on you and your future.” TryingYearsSchoolBoysFocusProudWho You AreBe ProudYour FutureComes And GoesChange Yourself Author:Lea Michele
“I dropped out of school in the 11th grade because there was no purpose in it for me. I'm not proud of this, and I'm not trying to promote it.” TryingSchoolPurposeProudGrades Author:Lisa Marie Presley