Quotes by Grades When somebody turned me on to a Coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone. Tom Verlaine saxophonegradesrecords I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. Tyra Banks gradesschoolfirsts If you would try out a preacher, send him to preach to farmers: if he cannot make the grade there, let him reconsider his call - or maybe he needs to be converted. Vance Havner gradestryingneeds My first dunk was actually in sixth grade. Vince Carter sixth-gradegradesfirsts Discovered W. Somerset Maugham in about 5th grade. Didn't understand the plots, but loved the descriptions. W. P. Kinsella descriptiongradesplot I bought an electric scooter in sixth grade. Bankrupted me. Zac Efron sixth-gradescootersgrades My grandmother had a cupboard where she kept her collections and textile samples of all sorts of things. When I had good grades, I could take out one piece of work to look at. Hubert de Givenchy goodlookgradeswork I was voted valedictorian, and at my school it wasn't based on grades; that was the popular vote. Thomas Middleditch basedgradesvoteschool I don't want to give myself grades. I will leave evaluation of my achievements to history. Helmut Kohl willmyselfgradeshistory I realized early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. Because there are no pay grades and very little structure, people make interesting assumptions about the profession. Sara Sheridan jobgradespeopleinteresting I flunked three grades before I got out of high school. Stephen J. Cannell gradeshigh-schoolthreeschool My mum's always had big aspirations because I'm an academic. I always got good grades at school. GCSEs were just a breeze for me. Stormzy goodmegradesschool Entrepreneurial education in grades K-12, if it exists at all, still focuses on teaching potential entrepreneurs small business entrepreneurship - the equivalent of 'how to run a lemonade stand.' Steve Blank standgradesbusinesseducation Even in my neighborhood, the kids come to me for interviews for their term papers. I ask them later what grades they got, and they're always A-pluses. Stephanie Kwolek askmealwaysgrades I made good grades in school. Stephanie Beatriz good-gradesgoodgradesschool I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths. Shakira alwaysgradescreativelove My mom could afford to put us in a Catholic school for grades one through seven, but not after that. Ron Funches usgradesmomschool I wasn't the kind of kid who would get A's without even trying. I had to work to get good grades, but I was very organised about it because I always wanted to do well at everything I did. I'm very competitive. Jessica Ennis-Hill goodgradesworktrying All of the things an arts education gives a young person enhance leadership skills and help raise grades. Josh Groban persongradesleadershipeducation I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless. Jonathan Stroud resultbadgoodgrades«123456»
