I was bullied pretty badly especially in middle school. High school was not as bad as middle school, but I was not a macho kid at all. And the kids saw me as different from a very, very early age.
I like my smart-aleck self.
You've used up all your school sick days," he said, persuing my file. "You've requested to leave school one hundred and thirty days out of the one hudred and forty days of school so far." So thirty-one might be the magic number?" Principal Reed and Raven
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.
Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.
I reckon I am a smart aleck, but it is just a way to pass the time.
I've never run into a person who yearns for their middle school days.
I'm the smart aleck. The class clown. I'm the guy who does the song nobody expects.
I was a smart kid. I went to private school in middle school and got kicked out.
When I seemed to be irritable or sad, my father would quote the learned Dr. Knight, and then say, 'Just go to sleep.' Like all smart aleck kids, I thought the advice was silly. But as I've grown older, I've realized just how smart Knight was.
I've built a career on the survival skill I honed early on: being a smart aleck who is good with a fast comeback.
My plans never progressed as far as a clear desire for a family.
When I was 14 or 15, a camp counselor told me I was smart. I had never been very good in school, but he told me once that I was smart but my mind operated a little differently.
I've never met Snowden, I've never spoken with him personally. I mean, he's extremely smart. Very, very smart. I guess he was a lot less naive than I was.
In my early days in school, I had no shoes, no school bags. There were days I had only one meal... I walked miles and crossed rivers to school every day. Didn't have power, didn't have generators, studied with lanterns, but I never despaired.
I blame Jeb for letting you be such a smart aleck.” I stared at her. “I blame you for altering my DNA! I mean, I have wings, lady! What were you thinking?