Historical Achievers Pillows

Vlad the Impala

U of Debt

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

'Congratulations, you graduated.'

GCSEs

"Showoff"

'I told you hard work would pay off in the third grade, Cate...You've had three job offers.'

Jumping Man

'Bigley, you're over-training!'

'He's a real high flyer!'

"That's nuthin'. Yesterday he beat up Alex Rodriguez."

"Why can't you be more like little Hester Prynne? She's getting straight A's."

'Being a brilliant,inspiring teacher is NOT adequate, Hackwell....'

"I'm afraid these grades aren't giving me a very satisfying vicarious life."

Well, wish me luck. Mom and dad can handle an 'A' and two 'B's, but I've REAL-L-L-L-Y got to spin the 'D' in math!

'If you are not careful, son, you will be mathematically eliminated from all of the Ivy League schools.'

'Good luck with your exams' (mountain climbers).

"Great! I've finally mastered all my competencies and my teachers still have most of their hair."

'I'm bright enough. I just don't have the right connections.'

Lady Jane Grey

Horace Mann

"What - you got As in Maths, Nature, Science and English? Son, haven't you watched the news or looked online - if you want to succeed nowadays you have to be dumb as dirt!"

"Well, Timmy's academic results show that he has an exceptional instinct, well above the standard "basic instinct"..."

Graduate of 2021

"Your mother and I have seen your report card, and we've decided to distance ourselves from you."

Charles I

'Obviously, the school board is giving an unfair advantage to gifted students.'

Bernard Hinault

Our staff are very pleased, she's one of the brightest in her class. (What do you expect? I'm a genius!) I don't know where she gets it from...

"School is a lot like life. It's hours and hours of boredom...interrupted by the occasional moment of panic."