“My mother went to a school called 'The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys'. And my grandmother, my father's mother, had a gold charm for her made with the speak no, see no, hear no evil monkeys. And I was fascinated by that charm. I'd sit in my mother's lap and play with it all the time.” MadePlaySchoolMotherThreeEvilFatherSpeakWiseGoldClubsCharmGrandmotherFascinatedMonkeysMy GrandmotherLap Author:Mackenzie Phillips
“One of my first experiences with the space program was with the memorial that was built for the Challenger. When I was in 7th grade my entire class spent the entire school year preparing to launch a spaceship all together. We all had our different jobs that we had to learn how to do, we learned the math that you needed, we learned the practical skills that you needed, and I thought that was really cool. So I think that if you can take a tragedy and find the gold in it and turn it into something positive, that's great.” IfsThinkingYearsFirstsDifferentSchoolTogetherJobsTurnsSpaceClassNeededSkillsBuiltProgramGoldTragedyMathPracticalsGradesPreparingMemorialReally CoolSpaceshipsDifferent JobsSpace ProgramSchool YearsPractical Skills Author:Jonathan Nolan
“I got into medical school at the University of California in San Francisco and did well. A lot of smart kids in medical school, and believe me, I wasn't not nearly the smartest one, but I was the most focused and the happiest kid in medical school. In 1979, I graduated as the valedictorian and was honored with the Gold Cane Award.” BelieveWellsKidsSchoolSmartGoldUniversityFocusedMedicalCaliforniaAwardsBelieve In MeHonoredSan FranciscoMedical SchoolValedictoriansSmart Kid Author:Richard Carmona
“Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that.” ThinkingWantLooksSchoolWinningCollegeHigh SchoolGoldNbaChampionshipMedalGold MedalsNational Championships Author:Carmelo Anthony
“Usain Bolt won the gold for the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes for the second Olympics in a row. You know, he has been running since he was in elementary school - kind of like Mitt Romney.” KnowsMenKindHas BeensRunningSchoolFunnyGoldOlympicsRomneyBoltsMeterElementary SchoolLondon Olympics Author:Jay Leno
“[On a high school visit by Destiny's Child:] Then they appeared, golden Glamazons resplendent in hot pants the size of a dryer sheet and gold stiletto boots. The kids in the front row, clearly on funkiness overload, had the walleyed look of the Today's Catch section of the supermarket.” LooksChildrenKidsTodaySchoolDestinyFrontsHigh SchoolGoldHotSizeGoldenPantsBootsSheetsSectionsSupermarketsOverloadDryersStilettosHot Pants Author:Jancee Dunn