Benoit Mandelbrot Quotes

Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. the greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.

I was always a very good student.

I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school.

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.

Grade school, middle school and high school were relatively easy for me, and with little studying, I was an honor student every semester, graduating 5th in my high school class.

I made good grades in school.

Whatever the course, whether the course was boring or interesting to me, whether I was talented in mathematics or not talented in languages, my parents expected A's.

My mum and dad pushed me to work hard in my earlier years in education.

Both my girls have always made great grades in school.

I did well in school and was able to excel in those areas where I knew I needed to be good at.

As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.

I was a good student. My mom is a teacher, and her side of the family is all teachers. She put a big emphasis on getting good grades.

I loved school, maybe too much, really. I was summa cum laude in high school. I was driven that way.

How you do in school determines how you do in life.

I was always good at math, but I was good at everything. It sounds obnoxious, but I was just smart. In school, it's kind of obvious when you're learning things faster than other kids.

You cannot help but notice that schools that take music seriously tend to be more academically successful.

Integrated schools help students achieve academic success in the present and personal success in the future.

The results showed that Joe Mokoena and I had made history. For the first time in the history of education in South Africa, two African students had passed the JC with a First Class degree, regarded as a rare achievement for any student.

Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

In Holy Cross, I came to like school, to like studying in a way I had never done before.

I would like my kids to study well.

I kind of always did get good grades.

I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes.

I was a rather quiet student, studying hard. Once, I was ranked fifth in a school exam out of everyone in the same grade.

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.