Bob Saget Quotes

The most important thing to a lot of people, is to belong to something that's hip or whatever. To be a part of something that's not society, just a clique.

I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.

I don't want to stay underground for just the cool people.

From middle school to the first year of high school, I went to a school in Miami that seemed like a private country club. The whole cheerleader, football player, clique-y thing there was terrifying. Those people were so scary. They're the scariest kinds of people because they are idolized by their peers.

I stopped going to school in the middle of fourth grade. Everyone grows up with the peer pressure, and kids being mean to each other in school. I think that's such a horrible thing, but I never really dealt with it in a high school way.

I had barely turned 12 when my parents packed me off to Doon School. I was transported to a world of confusion with 600 other kids, no home-cooked food, no made-to-order clothes. It was a shock, but I adjusted.

Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of playing football.

I never ran for student council or class president or any of that stuff. I didn't hang out with those people. It was just a different universe from the one I inhabited.

I basically have my life today as a result of what I did as a child. What did I miss out on? Yeah, I missed not hanging out at shopping malls, I guess, but that is not a big deal because you don't get a medal for that.

I'm not clique-y.

Is there such a thing as a normal childhood?

We were quite a middle class family, but we had access to all the good things in life, be it books or access to a club. I was outgoing and did a lot of elocution, singing and theatre.

I probably wish I'd worked harder in school. I loved school but it was more a social thing for me. I did well in school but I could have done better.

As a family, we didn't get into the celebrity thing. That's not what we wanted for the boys. We wanted them to play everything they could, be involved in as many school events as they could.

I feel like I had as normal a childhood as anyone, but it had a certain focus. Maybe other kids focused on sports.

The Clique: The only thing harder then getting in is staying in.

The men--the undergraduates of Yale and Princeton are cleaner, healthier, better-looking, better dressed, wealthier and more attractive than any undergraduate body in the country.

I was definitely not one of the cool girls in Suffern High School.

I ended up going to public school in the first grade, and that's when I knew I had to be very strategic about my survival in school. I tried my best to be friends with people who were going to protect me.

I spent most of my days in school being a class clown. I never shut up. By the time I was in middle school, I had myself a personal aide.

I definitely pride myself on suffering through a real high school. A lot of my friends are homeschooled, and I love them for it, but I really wanted that high school experience.

My grandparents really wanted me to go to Harvard. They thought that was writing your ticket for the future. How could I turn that down? But my mom knew I needed a balance. She knew that I loved basketball.

As a mum of two myself, I know how important it is to encourage your kids to get involved in a variety of different skills as they grow up.

When I was young, I did varied after-school activities - I did art, drama, science, math. I'm not the sporty kind of person, but I did get a certificate on outdoor recreation.