Lynda Barry Quotes

I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.

I was always being told off at school. The teachers would say: 'Everyone's talking, but you're the one I can hear.'

I would always be the kid that got in trouble in school, that's for sure, for joking around.

My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'.

I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing.

I was very, very naughty in school.

Most naughtiness arises because the children are bored and lack a relationship with the teacher.

Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read.

I was a classic attention deficit disorder kid, always bored and mouthing off at school.

I remember even getting kicked out of a bar once because I was too loud and obnoxious.

I was a pretty disruptive student in class in school. I had a hard time paying attention. I had what they call A.D.D. now, back then I was just a hyper kid.

I was always one who was clowning around in school and getting in trouble.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

I was so rude when I was a little girl.

I was always getting in trouble for whispering in class.

As a former teacher, I know how frustrating it must be to watch students walk out of class, particularly if they have important exams on the horizon.

I was always causing trouble in school. Doing impressions of Bart Simpson, interrupting class - I liked the attention and entertaining people.

I was a bad egg. I didn't like going to class.

I have been a total brat since my childhood. Because of me, my mother's day was over by afternoon as just managing me, she was exhausted.

Suspensions convey the critical message to students and parents that certain behavior is inconsistent with being a member of the school community. Pretend suspensions, in which a student is allowed to remain in the school community, do not convey that message.

Joe Gallager's like a petulant child sometimes. In press conferences, for instance, when we're talking, he's rolling his eyes like a schoolgirl, pretending he's not listening. It's disrespectful and I don't like that.

You put Carlos Molina in front of me? That's kind of disrespectful to me.

I think the only way to get attention is to act like a complete ignorant fool.

I had ADD as a kid and often acted as the class clown. My teachers used to tell my mom, 'Raphael thinks he's a real comedian.'

I used to get in trouble a lot in school because I would write very naughty stories and poems in class.