#homework

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#about #besides #gives #home #homework

Is this your holiday homework?" asked Sarah. "Don't do it, Rose! And Eve will write you a note to say it's iniquitous to give eight-year-olds homework. You will, won't you, Eve?" "I could never spell 'iniquitous,' Sarah darling!" "Hot concrete," said Rose mournfully, prodding her porridge. "Write this," ordered Saffron. "'The ancient Egyptians are all dead. Their days are very quiet.' Porridge is meant to look like hot concrete. Eat it up.... Read the next question!"... "What would you say if you bumped into Tutankhamen in the street?" "'Sorry!'" said Sarah at once. "Put that." "We have to answer in proper sentences." "'Sorry, but it was your fault! You were walking sideways! ↗

— Hilary McKay

#homework #morning #sisters #family

Being a writer is like having homework every night for the rest of your life. ↗

— Lawrence Kasdan

#every #every night #having #homework #life

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#acting #done #fifties #getting #homework

Despite what people think, I was such a rule follower at school. I loved the whole slacker look, like, 'Hey, I don't care, whatever,' but if I didn't turn my homework in, I would panic. ↗

— Kristen Stewart

#despite #follower #hey #homework #i

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square. I saw a kid walk into a restaurant the other day and his belt was below his backside. I would have turned him away. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#acting #away #backside #below #belt

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework. ↗

— Mike Shinoda

#hated #homework #i #i always #just

I get her to school, we do homework at night, and at this age, their social calendars are really quite hectic. She's not driving yet, so I end up chauffeuring her around. ↗

— Charlene Tilton

#around #calendars #driving #end #get

For me, being a writer was never a choice. I was born one. All through my childhood I wrote short stories and stuffed them in drawers. I wrote on everything. I didn't do my homework so I could write. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#born #childhood #choice #could #drawers

Whenever you're going to play a real person, you run the risk of well, everybody in the world kind of has an image of what that person is and who he should be and so you really have to do your homework. ↗

— Joe Mantegna

#going #homework #image #kind #person