“Lord, let me make this rule To think of life as school, And try my best To stand each test, And do my work, And nothing shirk. Should someone else outshine This dullard head of mine, Should I be sad? I will be glad. To do my best Is Thy behest. Some day the bell will sound, Some day my heart will bound, As with a shout That school is out And lessons done, I homeward run.” ThinkingShouldTryingHeartDoneRunningSchoolSoundLordMinesMy HeartLessonsTestsLet MeBoundsGladBellsShould IShirk Author:Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible and approachable.” TryingLittlesSchoolPedestal Author:Sarah Kay
“High school was the first time I ever saw spoken word poetry. The first place I ever performed a poem was at my school, so in some ways it was the nucleus of how it all started. For me I think high school was a period of trying to figure myself out, and poetry was one of the ways I did that, and was a very helpful avenue to try to do that.” ThinkingWayTryingFirstsSchoolSawsFiguresPeriodsHigh SchoolFirst TimeHelpfulAvenuesSpoken WordNucleus Author:Phil Kay
“High school is about finding who you are, because that's more important than trying to be someone else.” TryingImportantSchoolFindingsHigh SchoolWho You Are Author:Nick Jonas
“I spent a lot of time making music and touring around the country and living the weird life. I was just trying to keep a job and get by. So in a lot of ways, I went through a strange version of film school. So you live through a lot of things, and put them into your work.” WayTryingCountrySchoolJobsFilmStrangeVersionsTouringFilm SchoolWeird Life Author:Dito Montiel
“Honestly, on so many levels, I feel like motherhood has prepared me even better for directing than film school because all it is is troubleshooting and dealing with different personalities and emotions and trying to make everybody happy and at the end of the day reaching your own personal goals and agendas.” FeelsTryingDifferentEndsSchoolFilmGoalLevelsEmotionPersonalityPreparedMotherhoodHonestlyReachingThe End Of The DayAgendasFilm SchoolAnd At The End Of The DayPersonal Goal Author:Christine Swanson
“He [Alan Lomax] started right off trying to find people who could introduce folk songs to city people. He found a young actor named Burl Ives and said, "Burl, you know a lot of great country songs learned from your grandmother, don't you know people would love to hear them?" He put on radio programs. He persuaded CBS to dedicate "The School of the Air" for one year to American folk music. He'd get some old sailor to sing an old sea shanty with a cracked voice. Then he'd get me to sing it with my banjo.” PeopleKnowsTryingYearsSaidCountrySchoolYoungSongActorsFoundVoiceCitiesAirSeaProgramFolksRadioGrandmotherIntroducingSailorCrackedFolk MusicGreat CountryYoung ActorsBanjosYour GrandmotherFolk Songs Author:Pete Seeger
“Dealing with the old school rappers, you see a lot of humility. When you're new, nothing is wrong. Everything is tight. Because you're trying to hype the world into believing in you.” WorldTryingBelieveSchoolHumilityRapperHypeOld School Author:Ice T
“I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school. Give me something to assemble, I won't look at the directions, I'll try to figure it out by myself. It's why I love Ikea furniture.” GivingTryingLooksMeanReasonSchoolFiguresGive MeFurnitureIkea Author:Dave Grohl
“After high school, I was going to move out to L.A. and try to pursue my dreams of acting. My parents said, "Thats fine. We support you, but you have to go to school", which was fine because I'm a studious person anyway, I enjoy it.” TryingPersonsSaidDreamSchoolMovingParentEnjoyActingSupportFineHigh SchoolPursueSupport YouStudiousAfter High School Author:Josie Loren
“In film, I don't think I'd try directing. Maybe one day, but I'd certainly want to go to film school or something before I tried to do something like that. That would be quite scary.” ThinkingWantTryingWould BeSchoolFilmOne DayScaryFilm SchoolMaybe One Day Author:Amelia Warner
“Stuttering is painful. In Sunday school, I'd try to read my lessons, and the children behind me were falling on the floor with laughter.” TryingChildrenSchoolFallBehindsLessonsLaughterPainfulSundaySunday SchoolStuttering Author:James Earl Jones
“I stopped eating beef in high school, and in college I stopped eating poultry. I am not a huge fan of factory farming and what we're doing to animals. I try to eat as clean as possible because I want to know what I'm putting into my body.” KnowsWantTryingBodySchoolAnimalFansCollegeHugeEatingHigh SchoolCleanFactoriesFarmingBeefFactory FarmingPoultry Author:Susanna Thompson
“When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juilliard and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia.” TryingArtSchoolFiguresHigh SchoolDecidedArtisticDramaticAustraliaAcademicAuditionsRoyalAcademyScholarshipInstituteSydneyJuilliard Author:Deborah Kara Unger
“My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.” IfsWritingTryingYearsEnoughHandsSchoolHigh SchoolDecidedWittyIf I CouldSeniorSenior YearWittiestWriting Humor Author:Barbara Park
“Jamie Oliver's lunch is soup, half a papaya with lime, ciabatta with mozzarella and prosciutto. The dear boy is not sharing the same planet as the rest of us. Is this lunacy supposed to be a practical suggestion for a harassed housewife trying to drag her children off to school?” TryingChildrenSchoolHalfBoysPlanetsDearPracticalsSupposed To BeLunchDragSuggestionsSoupHousewifeJamieLimesLunacyMozzarellaPapaya Author:Terry Wogan
“The world would be entirely different if it were run by women. I think it is true that we are more seeking consensus and don't have such big egos and have a variety of different ways of trying to get along. But anybody who says that the world would be better has forgotten high school. It depends on who the women are.” IfsThinkingWorldWayTryingDifferentBigsWould BeRunningSchoolDependsEgoHigh SchoolForgottenSeekingVarietyDifferent WaysConsensusBig Ego Author:Madeleine Albright
“Writers will see your work and want to try you in different things but I think you have to stay true to your vehicle. We all have a vehicle. Whether it's a thug, or a school child or the babyface or the sex siren or the video vin, whatever it is ride that until the wheels fall off and eventually, if you build your foundation then you can branch off.” IfsThinkingWantTryingChildrenDifferentSchoolFallSexFoundationVideoWheelsBranchesDifferent ThingsVehicleStay TrueThugSirens Author:Michael K. Williams
“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my own social media, record, and try to vocal produce myself as much as possible, write my own songs, style myself, and learn the business side. If I didn't do acting or music, I was going to school for business. God has put me on this path and I can honestly say I wake up every day doing what I love.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingI CanHardRunningSchoolSongSocialProcessSidesMy OwnActingCareersPathRecordsMediaStyleInformationProduceHard WorkInvolvedWake UpSocial MediaHonestlyVocalMusic BusinessLearners Author:Asher Monroe