#academy

I never made a career decision based solely on my desire to be an astronaut. I attended the Naval Academy because I wanted to be a Navy pilot. I majored in math because math had always come pretty easily to me and I liked it. ↗

— John L. Phillips

#always #astronaut #attended #based #because

The most experience I had in the criminology field is playing a thug as an actor. That was my first paid job. The police academy at the college was paying people to reenact the calls that potential cops would get. So I got to play thugs and people who were unruly. ↗

— Jeremy Renner

#actor #calls #college #cops #experience

I wanted to start a proper academy and recruit juniors from all over Pakistan following my retirement after the World Open in 1993 but there was no support. ↗

— Jahangir Khan

#after #following #i #juniors #open

A lot of the ideas or even individual technologies behind Khan Academy are not novel. ↗

— Salman Khan

#behind #even #ideas #individual #khan

In military school, on day one you must memorize the mission of the Merchant Marine Academy. ↗

— Robert Kiyosaki

#day #marine #memorize #merchant #military

Christ," I exclaimed. "We cannot roadtrip to Paris! ↗

— Richelle Mead

#paris

Guys do ridiculous things for love." Adrian reached into his pocket and held up a pack of cigarettes. "Do you know how badly I want one of these right now? Yet I suffer, Rose. All for you. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose #vampire-academy #love

Don't be sorry you loved him. That's part of you, part you have to let go... ↗

— Richelle Mead

#rose #vampire-academy #love

This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did." I frowned, "What's that?" "Homework. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#humor #rose #spirit-bound #vampire-academy #vampires

Avery worries about her, too, so Lissa's in good hands. Avery's pretty amazing." I gave him a scathing look. "Amazing? Do you like her or something?" I hadn't forgotten Avery's comment about leaving the door unlocked for him. "Of course I like her. She's a great person." "No, I mean like. Not like." "Oh, I see," he said, rolling his eyes. "We're dealing with elementary school definitions of 'like'. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#blood-promise #rose-hathaway #vampire-academy #school