Dropping Out Quotes

Walking away from something—whether by choice or necessity—carries its own kind of quiet rebellion, a moment where the weight of staying feels heavier than the unknown. These quotes capture the tension between release and regret, the strange freedom of leaving, and the stories we tell ourselves to justify it.

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“My PE teacher used to scout for Sporting and, when I was nine, he recommended me for a trial. From there, I just went up through the age groups and was always kept on while others were dropping out.”

Eric Dier

“When I was about to enroll for my third year of college, I ended up dropping out and moving to Nashville.”

Margo Price

“I did an internship at the Ardent theatre company in Philly after dropping out of college. I was earning $165 a week building sets and cleaning the toilets. Cleaning toilets is a good way of getting in touch with your creativity. That's when you find out if you got anything going on in your head.”

Jill Scott

“The thing that what we're taught in the public school system is everything you should know, I disagree with that. The most brilliant people in the world were dropouts - not that I'm pro-dropping out.”

Kendra Wilkinson

“I have no friends from high school. That was probably the reason I ended up dropping out, and I dealt with that by eating.”

Tess Holliday

“I know what falling off the cliff means. I know from being considered a very bright kid to being considered like a moron and dropping out of school.”

Walter Dean Myers

“But I guess the first time I made career money was signing a publishing deal when I was still at uni. That was when I waited to tell my mum that I was dropping out, which was half-way through my first year.”

Mura Masa