Homework Quotations

I will not go into a story unprepared. I will do my homework, and that's something I learned at an early age.

My dad was fine about me doing modelling at 16 because I always said school was important to me. I always chose my jobs carefully so I wouldn't have to take too much time off. It got harder toward the end with my A-levels; there were sleepless nights, and I was doing my homework on the plane coming home, but I pulled through.

The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.

I liked the piano. I always liked playing. I just hated homework.

I'm a mom, a full-time mom when I'm not taping. I do the carpool thing, and bake the cookies, and do the homework.

A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.

'Grey Gardens' consumed my life for over two and a half years. It really takes its toll on the family. I'm not there to tuck them in, help them with homework and eat dinner with them. When I work on a show, I only have about 20 minutes a day with my family.

We turn off the TV, video games and computer - except for homework - during the week. The TV's reserved for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday just because that's the time to do homework, and it makes it that much less chaotic in our house.

My earliest memories of my mom were of her multi-tasking - preparing dinner while checking on homework and housework; clearing the dinner plates while setting out bowls for breakfast; making sure we ate our breakfast while lining up bread, lunch meats, apples, and snacks assembly-line style so we could make our lunches.

I never studied art, but taught myself to draw by imitating the New Yorker cartoonists of that day, instead of doing my homework.

I think if you get asked to do this, then that's called doing your homework, and I try and do it.

I definitely love 'Camelot.' It's my favorite show. I'm a big 'True Blood' fan. I love 'American Idol,' and I love my girl J-Lo. The rest are my homework shows: 'Forensic Files,' 'Dr. G. Medical Examiner,' 'The First 48.'

It's very hypocritical to constantly say, 'We want to keep our kids close,' then send them home with so much homework that family time becomes nonexistent.

I would have to say I was an excellent student. I was the type to always do my homework and study when I needed to. I never really partied or did anything like that.

I had amazing intellectual privilege as a kid. My mom taught me to read when I was two or three. When I was five, I read and wrote well enough to do my nine-year older brother's homework in exchange for chocolate or cigarettes. By the time I was 10, I was reading Orwell, Tolstoy's 'War and Peace,' and the Koran. I was reading comic books, too.

I couldn't do my homework if my room wasn't clean. And it has carried on now that I am older, in a very freakish way.

I put so much pressure on myself to be perfect. Between homework and sports and drama and being social, I slept about four hours a night through high school and college.

I don't know anybody who said, 'I love that teacher, he or she gave a really good homework set,' or 'Boy, that was the best class I ever took because those exams were awesome.' That's not what people want to talk about. It's not what influences people in one profession or another.

I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how I'm doing. It can be something simple like 'listen,' or 'find your feet.' And then afterward it's an assessment, so in a way it's not about booking the job or not. It's about what I learned as an actor about that character.

My parents were very firm about me always getting my homework done.

Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi Annan. I read the Meltzer report, and then I'll read C. Fred Bergsten's defense of institutions like the World Bank and the I.M.F. It's embarrassing to admit.

Personally, the experience is amazing. To see where these kids live and grow up, it's an experience all in itself to just talk to them individually and feel that you have made some kind of positive impact on their life. Most of them really are good kids stuck in a bad situation and we are there to try to bring out that motivation and determination in them to succeed in life. And the kids have started to warm up to us. They are starting to bring their homework more often and have gained more interest in what we have to share with them.

On school nights I practice 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how much homework I've got.

My homework was not stolen by a one-armed man

Some adults feel intimidated by school, intimidated by the teacher, intimidated by the kind of homework their children are bringing home. It makes it difficult to be a part of things if you don't have the skills you need.

One mother said that at 8 p.m. in her kitchen, she watched her son have a spirited exchange (online) with his classmates over the content of their homework -- those things just can't happen with paper and pencil.

Ricky was "L" but he's home with the flu,Lizzie, our "O," had some homework to do,Mitchell, "E" prob'ly got lost on the way,So I'm all of the love that could make it today.

I'd much rather do research on up and coming companies that have potential and take the risk. It boils down to doing a lot of homework and learning the underlying fundamentals.

I didn't make the cut. Clearly, Avery didn't do his homework and check out what kind of shooter I was in college.

We recommend that teachers don't give homework or have big projects due during testing.

She really did her homework on this one and read the analysts.

Many people may be expecting a walking-talking clone of Arnold but I believe I've done my homework to the extent that the difference between us will be obvious. I'm playing a machine without emotion, but there's an intensity I'm really working hard at hitting that I hope will come through to the audience and scare the crap out of them.

Many people who buy a car can't afford what they're getting into. They don't do their homework and they don't look at the alternatives.

Many kids, particularly in lower-income families, would actually benefit from more structured activities. Plenty of children, especially teenagers, thrive on a busy schedule. But just as other trappings of modern childhood, from homework to technology, are subject to the law of diminishing returns, there is a danger of overscheduling the young.

She's so concentrated. She wasn't going to let her homework slip.

From parents, we get hugs. We've had a lot of comments that homework time has been cut in half.

I can get my homework done and hang out with my friends.

If a student knows their parents are looking online, they'll want to do their homework and stay in school because they'll know Mom or Dad will see if they've skipped class.

Central's size concerns me a little. The first I saw of them was (last Tuesday), and they are extremely talented. I didn't see any weaknesses. Hopefully we'll be able to do our homework and come up with some way to hang around and have a chance.

I felt extremely comfortable and at home on the set and actually I did homework about breaking down the scenes and often had shot lists in a rough way, but it was actually extremely spontaneous. Working with David Lynch-he is so spontaneous.

He's a big dude. You have to do your homework on where he wants to get to. I read it very well. You know where it's coming from but it doesn't always mean you'll get it.

(Having mid-week games) is great. It's almost like the pros. With three games you need to get your rest and get your fluids. You also need to make sure you get your homework done, because you don't have every night free until Friday.

Here, homework is not a punishment. They really like coming to homework club. We want it to feel like home.

I actually had to do my homework to pass the time. It was horrible.

I also want to thank the person who picked up litter and put it in the litter basket. I want to thank the parents who help their children with homework every night and I want to thank the person who goes by to check on a neighbor,

He had done his homework on me. I like that. He was serious about me.

He was a pro in the true sense. Tony did his homework and was always prepared.

There aren't many rests in Jennifer's concerto. She's done her homework well and knows what works. But I have to be more like a long distance runner for this concerto, while orchestra playing is more like being a sprinter.

My son and Marty's son (assistant coach Marty Luc) come to every practice. My son Tommy is 9 and Marty's son L.J. is 7. They can't come on the court until their homework is done. Sometimes, when we have a late practice I'll walk into my office and our players will be helping them with their homework. When we went on a trip to Pennsylvania over the holidays, our players would play with the kids in the pool or take them to the mall. Most high school kids don't want to deal with that, but this group is special. My son's favorite basketball player of all time is Desmond Wade.

My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.

I was an anxious kid. I worried about getting homework finished, even back when homework didn't count for anything.

Players have to be nominated. We've done a ton of film-watching and studying. We were looking not only for good players, but also good citizens. I really feel good about our players. We've done good homework on them as far as who they are as players and also as young men.

Just going home after school and not have to worry about anything just homework take a little nap, it's fun.

Jeremy is a player we did our homework on. He's a defender, but is actually a converted forward. There are a lot of things we liked about him.

My mother worked at the telephone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night. Evenings, she took classes when she could at University of Maryland's University College, bringing me along to do homework while she studied to get the degree she hoped would offer her and me greater opportunities.

I think the strength of our league and some of our non-conference games have prepared us for this opportunity. Obviously, we'll try to do some homework here and collect some information on our opponent Friday and try to prepare ourselves.

Parents want to know things like how much homework their kids are doing, is it too much, what should they be reading, and at what level,

Our audience is full of multitaskers. They're IM-ing and talking on the phone and doing their homework and watching TV all at the same time.

I study a lot. I pay attention to my homework. My parents have pushed academics all my life. When I get home, I do my homework before I do anything else.

I wish it looked more like a car. But NASCAR has done their homework on it, and it doesn't look like we got much of a choice.

It is not the end, just the beginning, but the homework is enormous, ... The summit itself ended, but many, many meetings, action and partnership programs must start.

I think its important that kids have homework about every night,

We were kids still in school and playing 24 hours. We would get off school and then go do our homework in the bar right across the street and then play there until one or two in the morning and then grab a few hours' sleep before we went to school. Then the same thing repeated, man, over and over.

We've done a lot of homework this week and hopefully we can get everything right on the day.

We've done our homework and we think we're going to be good with the Charger.

We're very pushed to have our grades on target so we can play. We have to make sure all our homework is done.

We have been very grateful of the support from Spain and the European Union but we also feel we have to do our homework ourselves and not only trust our friends but also trust ourselves.

When it comes to major projects like this, we have to work through the county. The county actually has to borrow the money. We've determined the need. We've done our homework and the market analysis. The next step would be once we determine the best financing alternative, then we'll take the necessary steps to acquire the financing.

Whoever we play, it's going to be tough because it's two great teams. We just have to make sure we do our homework and go out there and try to execute.

We have some tape on them from over the course of the year. We'll have to do our homework now.

We've lots of confidence in our game. Teams will have done their homework but our style is pretty hard to mark up if we do it properly.

We really wanted, as a committee, to do a thorough job and not jump into something. We looked at a lot of great candidates, and we did our homework on them. This committee was very, very thorough.

Before I forget, here's your homework. Where do you want me to put it?" She pointed at the trash can. "Right there would be fine.

The more you do your homework, the more you're free to be intuitive. But you've got to put the work in.

Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.

We are reserving judgment. We have some homework to do. We are absolutely committed to help assure the future and viability of American Airlines.

Wednesday is an early release day, so kids will be out of school early and able to get their homework done. My staff is really excited about it.

We do everything together. At first, it was mostly wrestling but then we'd hang out together and do our homework together.

I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the overall risk.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

I'm very homework-oriented - I'm a little Tracy Flick-ish.

I'm a very research-, homework-oriented person.

I'm just living my life. I'm incredibly disciplined and I work incredibly hard. I show up for things on time, I do my homework, and I work my ass off. I've had a lot of luck, but I work really, really hard.

The deaf culture is portrayed very accurately on 'Switched at Birth' because the writers did the opposite of the norm. They did their homework before portraying anything on television.

Writing an op-ed feels like I'm taking the SAT. It's so hard. It feels like homework. And if it feels like homework, it just doesn't get done.

To me, the family was raising a child, not a golfer. The golf was just something he had an aptitude for. There was no mistake that the parents made the rules and kids followed the rules, but it wasn't a harsh environment. It seemed quite normal. Homework came first, golf came second, end of story.

I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation.

You don’t get rich off your day job, you get rich off your homework.

The positive side of it is that we have managed to keep our intensive levels high to beat teams like Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. We have done our homework well. We respect teams and we do what we can do best, without thinking too much about the opponents. It is shown by our results.

We're going to give you homework every single day.

We bought some shares recently in a dot.com company that was absolutely annihilated after this recent rout, About.com ( BOUT : Research , Estimates ), which is the ninth-largest Web property of all Web properties. The stock dropped from 100 in late March, to a low of $21. This is a company with a real business model that had blowout first-quarter earnings. And they are actually going to turn a profit in 2001. Investors went from 'everything Internet is good', to the 'everything Internet is bad' mantra. So now you've got to do your homework and look at individual names and identify the business models that are valid. And I think this is one that can go back to its old high.

Bird flu is totally under control, ... The outbreak ... occurred in one area and has been contained. Of course, we need to be careful, we need to do our homework well.

Consolidation is an important financial option. You want to make the right decision, so do your homework before you sign on the dotted line.

There has always been some cause for concern about that. But I feel we have done a very good job at doing our homework on these projects, and really, we hope the public will look at each one of these projects as they stand on there own merit.

The toughest part is definitely making up the work. It was extremely tough with wrestling in keeping up on the work. We would be gone three to four days straight and would have to get our homework done and make sure we don't fall behind.

The second half of football season is toughest because you've been doing it a few months already. Practices start to wear (you down). You get home and you don't feel like doing anything but going to sleep and you've got three or four subjects of homework to do.

And we were prepared for our meetings. We had all done our homework and knew the issues.

The very first television ad targeted to women was produced by the Eisenhower-Nixon campaign in 1956. It includes footage of a woman supervising her children doing their homework at the kitchen table.

I understand how hard it is to force yourself to be someone different. By the end of high school, I had taken to doing my math homework up against a concealed wall during lunch because I was tired of socializing.

There will be thousands of Internet winners, there will also be thousands of significant Internet losers, ... Therefore, the average public investor today needs to do far more homework than ever before.