#school

I wish at times I had finished school just to say I had. ↗

— Randy Travis

#had #i #i wish #just #say

I thought back to Meg’s advice about Hemingway sentences—simple declarative statements that showed the truth and distilled the meaning. My first attempt at that had been cynical and messed up. I gave it a go again. Find one lost sheep. The angels rejoice. ↗

— Laura Anderson Kurk

#college #cynicism #dating #faith #glass-girl

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are critical in fighting this battle on the home front. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#battle #complemented #critical #decisions #fighting

For a songwriter, you don't really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they're made of, and wonder if you can make one, too. ↗

— Tom Waits

#go #learn #listening #made #make

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film. ↗

— Andrzej Wajda

#audiences #big #brought #contemporary #create

I grew up in the '50s, in New York City, where television was born. There were 90 live shows every week, and they used a lot of kids. There were schools just for these kids. There was a whole world that doesn't exist anymore. ↗

— Christopher Walken

#born #city #every #exist #grew

As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best. ↗

— Alice Walker

#done #even #fail #failing #fear

Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further. ↗

— Zach Wamp

#borders #citizens #control #costs #failure

I was in fashion school, my brother has a law background, and my sister-in-law had worked in production, but none of us had a proper fashion business education. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#brother #business #education #fashion #had

You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin. ↗

— Alexander Wang

#differences #go #high #high school #i