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"I loved school so much that most of my classmates considered me a dork."
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"But even in elementary school and junior high, I was very interested in space and in the space program."

"I was bookish and dorky in high school, so the best part of this movie was getting to be on the other side."

"I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride."

"I don't make my own schedule - it's constructed around my sons' school schedules."

"I never really considered myself attractive. I was always kind of gangly in school."

"In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe."

"I was born in Champaign in 1918. From the neighborhood elementary and intermediate schools, I went to the University High School in the twin city, Urbana."

"I think everyone feels lost at times during their high school years."
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"I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing."

"I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no."

"I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid."
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