Welcome to Eighth Grade Quotes, a collection of insightful, humorous, and inspiring quotes that encapsulate the essence of the eighth-grade experience. Eighth grade marks a significant milestone in a student’s academic journey, representing a pivotal stage of adolescence filled with growth, challenges, and memorable moments. Whether it’s navigating the complexities of friendships, discovering newfound passions, or embarking on the exciting journey towards high school, eighth grade is a time of transition and self-discovery for many.
Within these quotes, you’ll find reflections on the unique joys and struggles of eighth grade, as well as words of wisdom to inspire and motivate students as they navigate this transformative year. From poignant reflections on the importance of education to lighthearted anecdotes about navigating the social scene, these quotes offer a glimpse into the diverse experiences of eighth graders across the globe. So whether you’re seeking inspiration, humor, or simply a nostalgic trip down memory lane, you’re sure to find something meaningful within these pages. Without further ado, let’s delve into the world of eighth grade through the words of those who have experienced it firsthand.
As I got older, I’d say probably when I got to, like, seventh or eighth grade, I was living in Atlanta, Georgia at the time, and I went for an open call for an agent, a local agent out there, a woman named Joy Purvis, and she ended up picking me up. David Lambert
I got obsessed with impersonations: impersonating people that I knew – people, not famous people but people like my family. At first, it was just fun; it’s always been just fun. But I sort of got to a point in maybe seventh or eighth grade where I started getting heavily involved in drama programs via programs in my high school. Stephan James
We plan ahead so we know what’s to come. By eighth grade, we knew we would never leave each other. We talk about having adjacent houses when we get older. Shaquill Griffin
I’ve always loved doing research. I remember doing a research project on the Babylonian numeral system in the eighth grade and thinking, ‘This is pretty awesome – is this really a job you can have?’ This led me toward a career as an academic, although it took me until college to realise that economics was the right field. Emily Oster
I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I’d done church plays and stuff, but my first actual acting class was in eighth grade. I was obsessed with it. Aaron Paul
I could hear music playing in the background of works by certain authors, like Poe and Shakespeare. And I discovered Nikki Giovanni when I was in eighth grade. Her writing has a musical energy with pulse and rhythm, almost like jazz or hip-hop. Jill Scott
My mom was a beautician in her early days, and then my parents decided that one of them needed to go to school in order to build the future. So my mom started going to college when I was in eighth grade, and she graduated when I was a freshman in college. Julie Sweet
Back in eighth grade, I’d seen nothing but small-town Georgia when I left the U.S. for the first time and went to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. Chandler Massey
At the fourth grade level, girls at the same percentages of boys say they’re interested in careers in engineering or math or astrophysics, but by eighth grade that has dropped precipitously. Chelsea Clinton
I’ve kissed in the rain so many times. I think one of my first kisses was in the rain. It was in Washington, D.C., with some kid named Dash, in eighth grade. It was in the rain. Britt Robertson
I was in eighth grade when I did my first Junior Theatre show. I was in ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ as a dancing Indian. Casey Nicholaw
I’ve talked to a bunch of big men who told me they didn’t really start playing basketball until seventh or eighth grade. That wasn’t the situation with me. Jahlil Okafor
I knew I was different when I was about six years of age but I just knew that I wasn’t like everybody else. I mean I wasn’t like the other kids. I didn’t know what that was. But I guess it was when I was in seventh or eighth grade, I’m like, ‘Hey, something’s wrong here.’ James McGreevey
For someone like me who’s lived in the same place her whole life – I mean, I lived three blocks from where I was born, and I met my future husband in the eighth grade – there are always family stories and legends passed down. Susan Straight
I grew up producing hip-hop music, actually. I was producing for my friends, who were all rappers in upstate New York, where I’m from. But in the eighth grade, we had this songwriting contest in our school, and I got really excited about it and actually won. After that, I just kept making music forever. Gus Dapperton
It’s very cool to be short, very cool. When I was in eighth grade, and the height I am now, I would just look at the cute little short girls and think, ‘If only, if only.’ Alison McGhee
My parents had the plan for my life from the moment my mother tested positive with me. Looking back now, I’d say the hard turn for me was when I left school after the eighth grade to play tennis full time and study some with a travelling tutor. Douglas Brunt
I saw ‘The Shining’ in eighth grade. I watched it on VHS at a sleepover and was petrified, totally petrified. And I didn’t really start to digest the movie properly and understand it from a filmmaking perspective until I got older. But it pretty much defined what it meant to be scared of a movie for me. Mike Flanagan
In eighth grade, I pretty much didn’t want to pass. I was 6’8′.’ I was always bigger and stronger. I was getting triple-teamed, and the results weren’t good. I wasn’t helping my team. I was forcing shots. Then I started passing it out to my team, and they started hitting shots and slashing, and that’s when things opened up for me. Jahlil Okafor
One of my first interviews was Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, and Johnny Depp for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean.’ I was in eighth grade at the time, little teenybopper. I was so, so nervous. I just remember Johnny had an aura around him. Karen Fukuhara
I’ve loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires. Holly Black
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to me when I graduated from grammar school, from the eighth grade. And those cows multiplied, and he kept track of them for years for me. And that was my herd. Dave Brubeck
I know other people who have started their kids in tackle football for, like, four- and five-year-olds. So I think it’s up to each individual’s parents, but for me personally, no I wouldn’t. But would I be OK with him playing in seventh or eighth grade? Yes. Marc Veasey
I was really into Michelangelo in seventh and eighth grade. Phil Elverum
My theory is that how you acted in seventh and eighth grade informs your whole life. Alana Haim
My dad was a football player, and I’ve been the same size since eighth grade, so I get how it can be hard when you don’t fit in with the ‘normal-size’ girls, or your butt and legs are too big for normal-size jeans. Elana Meyers
I was one of those weird kids who didn’t really speak or smile. I remember my teachers would call home and ask if everything was fine at home because I would never smile. Then I got into this phase, from maybe fourth to eighth grade, where my personality just did a 180. Alessia Cara
I’m blessed because I had my mom as a teacher – sixth through eighth grade – and she is one of the best teachers I’ve ever had. Bellamy Young
My seventh-grade year, I played football. I was, like, 15 pounds overweight, so I had to lose a ton of weight. They put me at left tackle; they put me on the defensive line. I absolutely hated football. I didn’t want to play again. Eighth grade year, I didn’t play. Zach Ertz
In eighth grade, I wore a tie to school every day. I didn’t own jeans. But it wasn’t a granola thing, it was really more of an INXS thing. Paul Rudd
I lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, until eighth grade, and then my high-school years were in Rochester, New York. Kristen Wiig
I was always a clown. In the eighth grade I won a city speech contest by doing an Eddie Murphy routine. I’m no good at public speaking, but if I can assume a role and speak as that person, then I’m fine. When I had to give a book report, I always did it in character. Jason Wiles
When we home schooled my oldest, Jasper, in eighth grade, I saw how empowering it is for a child to learn in their own way. That rebooted my thinking about education. Suzy Amis
I didn’t start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but I didn’t play Pop Warner or anything. Patrick Mahomes
When I was in eighth grade, I got the nickname Bean. It was from one of the seniors on the team. She called me Bean because I looked like a string bean. It definitely fit – I was really skinny back then. Breanna Stewart
I’ve known my wife since we were 13 years old in eighth grade, and we kinda dated each other’s best friends. The four of us always hung out, but I really wanted her. We dated around 17, but I was no way mature enough for her. Dierks Bentley
I was so in love with this boy in eighth grade. I really thought he was the one for me, and then he broke up with me because he said that I liked him more than he liked me, and I was living in N.Y. at the time, and I was on the subway just, like, truly heartbroken because when you’re that age, you don’t think you are ever going to recover. Lana Condor
When I was in eighth grade, I created a Backstreet Boys fan site. I came in third place in a fan site contest and got to meet them. Karen Civil
Something a lot of people don’t know about me is I sucked my thumb until I was in like eighth grade. It’s cause, when I was a baby, I sucked my thumb and I guess my mom and dad never weaned me off of that, because they thought it was cute. And then it’s like an addiction. That’s your security blanket. Gabby Barrett
I got interested in astronomy at the age of 8 because I was looking at an atlas of the planets in my parents’ apartment in Arlington, where I grew up. I got a telescope at age 10, which is pretty normal, and by the time I was in eighth grade, I had already seen a lot of cheesy sci-fi films. Seth Shostak
In eighth grade, when I was just the school weirdo, my drama teacher put me in a play, and we came up with a few comedy bits. And that very first reaction, for an audience of supportive middle schoolers, I put my head out and pretended I got scared by the audience, and ducked back in. They all went: ‘Yeah! That’s great!’ Thomas Middleditch
I created my MySpace page in eighth grade, because that’s how all my friends talked to each other, so I made one, too. Then, all of a sudden, my friends started putting my songs on their profiles, and then their relatives, their friends in different states did. Taylor Swift
In eighth grade, I went to home school, but it was a program meant for stay-at-home moms, and both my parents worked, so I had to grade my own papers. I’d be like, ‘Ah man, you’re close enough, you get 100 percent!’ Scotty Lago
Ever since the eighth grade, I can honestly say I cut out carbonated drinks from my diet and started focusing on hydrating my body well. It’s a message that needs to get out, especially in the south. Eric Reid
My childhood neighbor played piano, and he told me we’d get all the girls if I learned how to play-and I was probably in eighth grade, going into high school, so I said, ‘Sign me up.’ Christian McCaffrey
I was going to different neighborhoods around Brooklyn battling cats back in – this started in ’82, so that’s like eighth grade. Maybe 13, 14. Big Daddy Kane
I became a Christian within a fundamentalist church. I saw ‘A Thief in the Night’ on a 16 mm. print when I was in the eighth grade, and I got the whole scare speech from our pastors. ‘Do you want to be left here, left behind, for the Tribulation? If not, then come forward.’ Scott Derrickson
I actually think the last time I stood with a race medal around my neck was after an eighth grade cross-country meet. I was gawky and 65 pounds soaking wet, and running 10 miles a day was no big deal. Ginger Zee
I grew up in Iowa, so I would go hunting. I took a hunter’s safety course in eighth grade to get extra credit in school. Paul Rust
I failed eighth grade twice, and then they moved me up to ninth grade. Then I failed that and dropped out. My teacher would hand me a test, and I’d grade it myself with an F, then put my head down on the desk. Tig Notaro
My dad coached pretty much my whole life. I think he stopped coaching me when I got to the seventh, eighth grade, serious AAU, when I started getting recruited and stuff like that. Kevin Knox
I decided that I wanted to be a lawyer in eighth grade. Julie Sweet
I believe it was seventh or eighth grade: I went to a Danny Ford football camp. A buddy of mine was a big Clemson fan, and coach Ford put on a camp, and we did actually enjoy ourselves. Will Muschamp
I never believed in pushing my kids. My dad was very unhappy I wasn’t going to be a doctor, but I couldn’t stand to see the sight of blood. And I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in seventh or eighth grade. Jerry Reinsdorf
I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I’m no good at playing it. Ross Mathews
I had been writing fiction since I was in eighth grade, because I loved it. Thomas Perry
I wasn’t athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions. Matt McGorry
I didn’t graduate eighth grade. I could have, but I got into too many fights in middle school. Nick Diaz
Michigan’s been recruiting me since the eighth grade, so they have a special place in my heart, I’d say, because I’ve visited there seven times, and my mom lives in Michigan, still, and she’d probably like me to stay closer to home and play. Devin Booker
I didn’t really start going to see a lot of musicals and live theater probably until I was in seventh or eighth grade, maybe my first year of high school, and by that time I’d probably seen ‘Grease’ twice a year every year of my life. Thomas Kail
When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person’s life… inspire them. Shantel VanSanten
Acing a history test in seventh grade taught me nothing. Failing 95% of my grammar quizzes in eighth grade made me work harder and become a better writer. Harry Enten
Seventh and eighth grade? That’s the worst. I think it’s the lowest point of life. All I remember is painful acne and terrible clothes. And lots of getting dumped. Sam Jaeger
Growing up in New Orleans, when you’re in seventh and eighth grade, and you’re into music, and you’re a dorky dude, you know, you listen to the entire Rush catalog and the entire Zeppelin catalog, and you go through these, like, phases of classic rock. Steve Zissis
It’s been a privilege to get to watch one of sports greatest athletes prepare and get to play with him; honestly… it’s a dream. I remember being in eighth grade saying, ‘I’m Tom Brady,’ on the asphalt at recess, you know, playing football. Julian Edelman
My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since. Rich Sommer
I almost got kicked out of eighth grade for selling ‘Playboy.’ Armie Hammer
I wrote my first novel in eighth grade for a boy named Kenny on whom I had an unrequited crush and who sat behind me in social studies. Kate Christensen
California is the highest-tax state in the nation and has been for a long time. It has the highest-paid teachers in the nation, by far – $400 a month more than New Jersey – and yet California is the third lowest state on test scores for fourth and eighth grade English and math in the nation, and has been at the low level for a long, long time. Arthur Laffer
My parents were sharecrop farm kids with no education – seventh, eighth grade. Rodney Crowell
I grew up in Sydney, Australia, and I started doing acting classes when I was in eighth grade. Danielle Macdonald
In seventh and eighth grade, grammar and vocabulary were not my favorite subjects. Aaron Lazar
I used to be the class clown. I was the funny kid. That’s why it was so hard for people to understand that I rap, because for a long time, they didn’t take me seriously for who I was. By, like, eighth grade, I was really rapping. Chance The Rapper
I have been an Avengers fan since the middle 1960s. I grew up with them, and I’ve imagined a hundred different versions of an Avengers movie. I think I even have a script I wrote back in eighth grade, ‘Avengers vs. the Mole Man.’ Truly dreadful, but a work of love. Jonathan Maberry
I was made fun of for being fat from fourth or fifth grade to eighth grade. That was pretty rough. Ari Graynor
I mean, I did a play when I was in eighth grade, but who hasn’t? Bria Vinaite
I never went to high school. I never really finished eighth grade. I was kicked out of seventh grade once and eighth grade twice. Mainly for not showing up and not doing it. Then I went to an alternative high school for part of what would have been ninth grade and part of what would have been 10th grade. Chris Cornell
It’s a little crazy. Last year, I was in seventh grade, and we were the babies at the school – ’cause my middle school’s eighth grade and seventh grade – and now I’m eighth grade, and all these new students have come in, and they’re all like, ‘Oh my gosh! Darci Lynne!’ Darci Lynne Farmer
Everywhere you look, there is a charity or a project in school to get involved in. In eighth grade, there was this program called CJSF, California Junior Scholarship Foundation. We were involved in soup kitchens and toy drives, and your school can set up something like that. If your school doesn’t have a program like that, set one up. Lindsey Shaw
My momma’s side of the family got doctors, professors, Ph.D.’s. I got nieces getting 28 on the ACT in the eighth grade. My Uncle Al got degrees on degrees. My momma’s smart as hell, too, but when she got pregnant with me at 20, her whole life changed. JaMarcus Russell
I went back to school for the end of eighth grade and for all of high school, which was awesome. Chandler Riggs
Before the eighth grade, I probably went to seven or eight different schools. Jeremy London
I want to talk about my very first play, when I was in eighth grade. One day, my English teacher, Mrs. Baker, announced that we were going to read ‘On Borrowed Time’ out loud in class. I was a mediocre student; I was terrified that she was going to call on me, so I hid my head. David Morse
I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade. Tia Carrere
I was a schoolteacher; I taught seventh and eighth grade, and I tried to write fiction on the side. David Grann
In, like, seventh or eighth grade every day after school, my friend Andrew and I would watch ‘Wayne’s World.’ And I think it’s a great example of a sketch effectively turned into a movie and a story that really works with a good journey. Not easily accomplished, but such a good journey. Nick Kroll
There’s no medals for trying. This isn’t like eighth grade where everybody gets a trophy. We are in a professional sport, and it is competitive to win. That’s what we do. Bill Belichick
I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in. Channing Tatum
You look at pictures of me when I was in eighth grade, and I look completely different. Gordon Hayward
I think every American boy should play soccer till the eighth grade. Then they should play football. American football. Jim Harbaugh
My mother’s dad dropped out of the eighth grade to work. He had to. By the time he was 30, he was a master electrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, mechanic. That guy was, to me, a magician. Anything that was broken, he could fix. Anybody anywhere in our community knew that if there was a problem, Carl was there to fix it. Mike Rowe
I’m an Armory girl. I’ve been racing here since eighth grade. Our relay won here my freshman year, but winning the Wanamaker Mile is even bigger. That’s huge. Mary Cain
I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade at a small Internet service provider. David Ulevitch
In eighth grade, I was actually better in football. I played running back, wide receiver, and safety – just like Allen Iverson. John Wall
