“While Dawn worked two jobs to meet ends, her son was busy cutting school and hanging with his friends.” TwoEndsSchoolJobsEducationCuttingSonBusyDawnTwo Jobs Author:Slick Rick
“I'm the son of an everyman. My father is a teacher. He teaches physics at a boys' school in Sydney.” SchoolFatherBoysTeachTeacherSonPhysicsSydneyEveryman Author:Alex O'Loughlin
“If I could, I would have my son on tour the whole time. But he has school, summer camp, and he has to see his mother.” IfsWholeSchoolMotherSonSummerIf I CouldMy SonCampsSummer Camp Author:Nate Mendel
“The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and me being the eldest son, I had to take over his shop, his profession and so on and so on. I tried to escape by going to art school and then going on to industrial design and then interior design.” YearsFirstsArtRunningSchoolFatherWonderfulDesignSonProfessionShopsMakersRunning AwayInteriorsCabinetsInterior DesignArt SchoolProfessional LifeEldestIndustrial DesignEldest Son Author:Peter Zumthor
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds actually wasn't meant to say LSD It was a drawing that John's son brought home from school Lucy was a kid in his school.” HomeKidsSchoolSkySonDrawingDiamondLucyLsd Author:Paul McCartney
“My son's a painter. All through school his teachers tell him he's a genius. I tell him to paint me an apple that looks like an apple before he paints me one that doesn't. Go where you can go, but start from someplace recognizable.” LooksSchoolTeacherSonGeniusPaintPainterApplesMy Son Author:Charles Mingus
“I need energy every day. Whether I'm leaving home and going to practice or getting in the car with my two kids to take my son to school - I need all the energy I can get.” NeedsI CanTwoHomeKidsSchoolEnergyPracticeCarSonLeavingMy SonLeaving Home Author:Chris Paul
“I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who has taught me so much about life. Hanging around with them, it's nothing I could have believed in grade school. I could be with all of them? Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Dean Martin ... this former third-string pitcher from the Norristown High baseball team and the son of an Italian immigrant? I really am in awe when I think that has happened to me. What a life.” ThinkingYearsAbleSchoolPresidentLeaderHappenedTeamTaughtSonBaseballThirdsFormerCorporationsAweGradesImmigrantsStringsItalianTraveledPitcherDeanPhilanthropistMiltonHanging AroundDineGrades In SchoolFinanciersBaseball Team Author:Tommy Lasorda
“I've lived on my own since I was 13 and not been to school and brought a son up who's now 18 and run theatre companies and bought a butcher's shop, learnt guitar by myself, taught myself to sing and that sort of stuff.” RunningSchoolStuffMy OwnCompanyTaughtSonGuitarTheatreShopsButchers Author:Stella Vine
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“Well, it looks like John Boehner will be the new Speaker of the House. He is the son of a bartender, one of 12 children. He grew up in a two room home with just one bathroom, worked his way through school, became the first person in his family to graduate from college. And, sadly, fell in with the wrong crowd and wound up in Congress.” WayFirstsWellsLooksChildrenPersonsTwoHomeSchoolHouseRoomsCollegeSonGrewGrew UpCongressCrowdsWoundsJust OneGraduatesSpeakersBathroomFirst PersonBartenderWrong Crowd Author:Jay Leno
“My mother was a Sunday school teacher. So I am a byproduct of prayer. My mom just kept on praying for her son.” SchoolMotherPrayerTeacherSonMomPrayingMy MomSundaySchool TeachersSunday SchoolSunday School Teacher Author:Steve Harvey
“I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability.” I CanKidsSchoolSeeingSonOvercomingMy SonMotivatedDisabilityLearning Disability Author:Jason Alexander
“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
“I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just dont take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read Little House on the Prairie when he was in third grade.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesDifferentSchoolGirlReadingHouseCausesParentBoysSonThirdsAccountsListsGradesMy SonBoy And GirlPrairieThird GradeLike A BoyLittle House On The Prairie Author:Jon Scieszka
“Dombey and Son had often dealt in hides, but never in hearts. They left that fancy ware to boys and girls, and boarding-schools and books. Mr. Dombey would have reasoned: That a matrimonial alliance with himself must, in the nature of things, be gratifying and honourable to any woman of common sense. That the hope of giving birth to a new partner in such a house, could not fail to awaken a glorious and stirring ambition in the breast of the least ambitious of her sex.” GivingHeartBookSchoolFunnyGirlHouseLeftSexCommonBoysFailingSonBirthAmbitionHumorousPartnersCommon SenseFancyGloriousBreastsAmbitiousAlliancesStirringBoy And GirlGiving Birth Author:Charles Dickens
“..why is it that in problematic situations almost everyone resorts to axioms and societal remedies that in actuality almost nobody believes in?...ask yourself, have you ever known anyone whose marriage was saved by a marriage counselor, whose drinking was cured by a psychiatrist, whose son was kept out of reform school by a social worker?” BelieveSchoolAsksSocialSituationKnownSonDrinkingWorkersSavedReformRemedyResortsPsychiatristAxiomsSocial WorkerActualityCounselor Author:James Lee Burke
“...to many a mother's heart has come the disappointment of a loss of power, a limitation of influence when early manhood takes the boy from the home, or when even before that time, in school, or where he touches the great world and begins to be bewildered with its controversies, trade and economics and politics make their imprint even while his lips are dewy with his mother's kiss.” WorldHeartHomeSchoolMotherLossBoysInfluenceSonKissingEconomicsTradeLipsDisappointmentLimitationManhoodControversyBewilderedMother And Son Author:Judith Ellen Foster
“Today, only a fool would offer herself as the singular role model for the Good Mother. Most of us know not to tempt the fates. Themoment I felt sure I had everything under control would invariably be the moment right before the principal called to report that one of my sons had just driven somebody's motorcycle through the high school gymnasium.” KnowsMomentsTodaySchoolMotherFeltRolesFateSonFoolOffersModelsHigh SchoolDrivenReportsMy SonRole ModelsPrincipalMotorcycleGood MotherGymnasiums Author:Mary Blakely
“I've got three sons, and two of them would absolutely hate being on the stage and never liked appearing in their school plays or musicals, but the middle one absolutely loves it and never shows any sign of nerves or pressure and really gets a kick out of performing. I think it depends entirely on the child. And that applies to anything whether it's sport or entertainment or music or film.” ThinkingChildrenTwoPlayShowsSchoolFilmHateThreeSportsMiddleStageSonDependsPressureEntertainmentPerformingKicksNervesAppearingSchool PlaysThree Sons Author:Piers Morgan
“My son is a great kid and does super well in school. I couldn't be prouder of him. What I tell him is, 'You don't want to just be known for being the son of a rich rock 'n' roll star.' I've seen a lot of kids like that. I want him to be happy, work hard and create his own thing. I tell him, 'You're not gonna be one of these kids up on stage playing with me. If you wanna have hits - write your own. Then we can play together.'” IfsWantWritingWellsDoeHardPlayKidsSchoolTogetherStarsKnownRichRocksStageSonHard WorkMy SonRock N RollWant HimWrite Your Own Author:Kid Rock
“I was good at football and cricket at school. My dad said, 'Son, be an architect,' and I came to Melbourne passionate about becoming an architect.” SaidSchoolFootballSonBecomingDadMy DadPassionateArchitectCricketMelbourne Author:Max Walker
“The basis of your religion is injustice. The Son of God the pure, the immaculate, the innocent, is sacrificed for the guilty. This proves his heroism, but no more does away with man's sin than a school boy's volunteering to be flogged for another would exculpate a dunce from negligence.” MenDoeSchoolSinBoysAtheismSonPureProveBasesInjusticePositive AtheismInnocentGuiltyHeroismVolunteerNegligenceImmaculateDunces Author:Lord Byron
“I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games.” HomeSchoolGamesWatchesSonNormalMy SonNormal LifeEspn Author:Taraji P. Henson
“You can make your own son or daughter one of a kind if you have the time and will to do so; school can only make them part of a hive, herd or anthill.” IfsKindSchoolSonDaughterHerdsHivesOne Of A Kind Author:John Taylor Gatto
“My son traveled the world with me on every tour. He wasn't a lover of school, so it was easy with him. I had a tutor on the road, keep him at the same level, so when he'd pop back home he'd go right back in.” WorldHomeSchoolEasyLevelsSonLoversPopsMy SonTraveledBack HomeTutor Author:Gloria Estefan
“Growing up in Boston, I was always Matt, Son of Former New England Patriot Don. And then when my brother Tim was a senior in high school, I became Matt, Brother of Tim.” SchoolGrowing UpGrowingSonBrotherHigh SchoolEnglandFormerMy BrotherPatriotSeniorBostonNew EnglandHigh School SeniorNew England Patriots Author:Matt Hasselbeck
“God...should never have been expelled from America's schools. As we struggle to teach our children...we dare not forget that our civilization was built by men and women who placed their faith in a loving God. If Congress can begin each day with a moment of prayer...so then can our sons and daughters.” IfsMenShouldChildrenHas BeensMomentsSchoolAmericaPrayerForgetTeachStruggleSonCivilizationDaughterMen And WomenBuiltOur ChildrenCongressDareEach DayLoving GodSon And Daughter Author:Ronald Reagan
“I've been spoiled being in the fashion business. My son will be like, 'Mommy, 20 new pairs of shoes came today. How come?' Because I'm always telling him it's not normal to have 20 pairs of tennis shoes to try on before school.” TryingTodaySchoolFashionSonNormalShoesTennisPairsMy SonSpoiledPair Of ShoesTennis ShoesFashion Business Author:Gwen Stefani
“I was always the new kid in school, I'm the kid from a broken family, I'm the kid who had no dad showing up at the father-son stuff, I'm the kid that was using food stamps at the grocery store.” KidsSchoolFatherStuffSonBrokenDadStoresStampsGroceriesFather SonShowing UpGrocery StoresFood StampsBroken Family Author:Dave Mustaine
“You can't have an honest fourth grade school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Johnny, your son, your only child, the fruit of your loin, is a moron. I have no idea how this kid finds a door to get out of the house in the morning. If I were you, I would waste him and start over. Now, I say that with all due respect.” IfsChildrenIdeasKidsSchoolHouseMorningTeacherDoorsHonestSonWasteFruitDuesNo IdeaGradesFourthStarting OverMoronOnly ChildYour SonSchool TeachersGrades In SchoolFourth Grade Author:Dom Irrera
“I remember my mum explaining to me what adoption meant when I was still at primary school. 'Son,' she said to me, 'you didn't grow under my heart, you grew in it'.” HeartSaidStillsSchoolRememberGrowsSonGrewMy HeartPrimariesMumAdoptionExplainingPrimary School Author:Michael Gove
“I read that 36% of Latin kids drop out of high school, and we're the most bullied minority in schools right now. And my son had troubles in elementary school. So that made me really question being Latin in the United States.” MadeStatesKidsSchoolUnitedUnited StatesTroubleSonRight NowHigh SchoolMinoritiesMy SonLatinBulliedElementary School Author:John Leguizamo
“When I was a child I could do math and art, so I had left- and right-brain capabilities. But I've seen my children, who are more right-brained, struggling. My son was told he wouldn't make it to college, but he dogged it through and ended up being accepted by 10 major art schools after the high school advisor said, "Please don't apply. You're going to be disappointed." That kid's an artist now.” ChildrenArtSaidKidsSchoolArtistLeftBrainStruggleCollegeSonPleaseMajorsHigh SchoolMathAcceptedMy ChildrenMy SonDisappointedCapabilityArt SchoolAdvisorsLeft And RightBeing Accepted Author:Frank Gehry
“We called [my son] Gary "Little Herschel" when he was in middle school - but then he didn't grow any taller. He ended up playing golf and being a really nice golfer.” LittlesSchoolGrowsNiceMiddleSonGolfMy SonGolfersReally NiceMiddle SchoolGaryPlaying Golf Author:Jack Nicklaus
“They [my sons] all went to different schools and all did different things. They're about as different for five kids as you'll ever see. They don't do anything the same.” DifferentKidsSchoolFiveSonDifferent ThingsMy Son Author:Jack Nicklaus
“I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.” YearsAgeSchoolFatherChurchSonEightGrammarTitheGrammar School Author:Benjamin Franklin
“André and I are still best of friends, always have been and always will be. When our 18-year-old son, Seven, started high school, we both agreed to be in the same city, so André is in Dallas all the time, and we're always all together doing something.” YearsHas BeensStillsSchoolTogetherCitiesSonHigh SchoolSevenDallas Author:Erykah Badu
“My father announced early on that he didn't want his sons to be "country club bums." And for a number of reasons, I bore the brunt of that - I have an older brother and two younger brothers. So he had me work in all my spare time. I started out picking dandelions, shoveling stalls, milking cows, building a fence - whatever dirty job was out there. That's a big deal, because you learn things working that you don't learn in school.” WantTwoCountryReasonBigsSchoolJobsFatherDealsNumbersBuildingSonBrotherClubsDirtyCowsBoresSparesFenceBig DealOlder BrotherSpare TimeDandelionsYounger BrotherCountry ClubsDirty JobsMilking Cows Author:Charles Koch
“I was shamed.My son, Bill, who was 14 come to me and said: "Mother, you've been professing that you're an atheist for a long time now. Well, I don't believe in God either, but every day in school I'm forced to say prayers, and I feel like a hypocrite. Why should I be compelled to betray my beliefs?" I couldn't answer him.” FeelsShouldBelieveWellsLongSaidSchoolMotherBeliefPrayerAnswersSonLong TimeBillsDon't BelieveAtheistMy SonBelieve In GodBetrayShould ICompelledHypocrite Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“My son Bill, who came to me in 1960-he was 14 then, quoted the old parable to me: "It is not by their words, but by their deeds that ye shall know them" -pointing out that if I was a true atheist, I would not permit the public schools of America to force him to read the Bible and say prayers against his will. He was right.” IfsKnowsSchoolAmericaForcePrayerSonBillsAtheistDeedsMy SonPermitPointingPublic School1960sParables Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“I'd been a psychiatric social worker for 17 years, but within 24 hours after I started the case against studying reading Bible in school by my son, I was fired from my job as a supervisor in the city public welfare department. And I was unable to find another one. So my income was completely cut off.” YearsSchoolJobsReadingSocialHoursCitiesCasesStudyCuttingSonWorkersIncomeWelfareDepartmentMy SonSocial WorkerPsychiatricSupervisorsPublic Welfare Author:Madalyn Murray O'Hair
“What gets me up in the morning is either my daughter crawling into bed or my sons having to go to school. I love my family. They need a certain level of economic resources. They need my time. They need my attention. That's why I do what I do...and don't do what I don't do what I don't do.” NeedsSchoolCertainLevelsAttentionMorningEconomicSonBedDaughterResourcesMy FamilyMy TimeMy DaughterMy SonCrawlingLove My FamilyI Love My FamilyEconomic Resources Author:Guy Kawasaki
“It was difficult showing up in Grade 1 as Pierre Elliott Trudeau's son, it was difficult to become a high school teacher as Pierre Elliott Trudeau's son. That's something that I've lived with all my life. What people don't necessarily remember is that my father was an incredibly present dad as a prime minister.” PeopleSchoolRememberFatherDifficultTeacherSonDadHigh School Author:Justin Trudeau
“I had serious reservations about putting my son in the public schools in my area. I have a tremendous amount of fear for the future of my boy. He's nine-and- a-half and dark-skinned. By the time he's 12 or 13, who knows who he's going to be identifying with in these days when you get shot down for wearing expensive Nikes to school...I've heard that if a Latino makes it to 19 years of age, he has a good chance of surviving into adulthood. Up until then, you don't know.” AgeSchoolChanceBoysSeriousSonMy SonAdulthoodSurvivingPublic SchoolLatinoMy BoysNike Author:Ana Castillo
“I was a writer first, and knew I'd be a storyteller at age seven. But since my parents are very practical, they urged me to go into a profession that would be far more secure so I went to medical school. But after practicing medicine for a few years, while raising two sons (with a husband who was also a doctor) I realized that combining medicine with motherhood was more of a challenge than I could handle. So I left medicine and stayed home. And that's when I once again picked up the pen and began to write.” WritingHomeAgeSchoolParentChallengesSonHusbandSevenMotherhoodProfessionMedicalI RealizedPensStorytellerMedical School Author:Tess Gerritsen
“In many ways, the effort to study philosophy was my rebellion away from medicine. I'm the son of two Indian immigrant physicians, so the natural path for me would have been to become a doctor. I ended up doing the master's degree at Oxford in politics, philosophy, and economics while already having a seat in medical school. I was keeping that as my escape hatch. But my hope was that I might become a philosopher or something else entirely.” PhilosophySchoolNaturalEffortStudyPathSonPhilosopherMedicalRebellionMedical School Author:Atul Gawande
“The point of life that I'm currently at is a 'me right now' type of attitude. I am 37 years-old, my son is in college and my daughter is in high school. I'm becoming okay with me. I can't live life as an artist or person being someone that someone else has tried to mold me into. I'm not going to put on a dress that's two sizes too small. I'm custom making my own clothes so that they'll never fit anyone else if you know what I mean.” MeanSchoolArtistAttitudeCollegeSonFitDaughterHigh SchoolOkayLive LifeMy DaughterMy Son Author:Kelly Price
“I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said Son, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in school until your education is finished, and when you're done, don't make your hobby your job.” ShouldSaidDoneWantedSchoolJobsCarSonDadMy DadFinishedQuittingHobbiesMechanicStay In School Author:Eric Bana
“I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift.” IdeasSchoolSonForgottenSnowMy SonThrillingArrivingSnow Day Author:Susan Orlean