"What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories." ― Amanda Burton Topic(s): Attitude More From Amanda Burton "I was taught by my father. He was head of the primary school so I went to his school until I was 11 – I was the youngest of four daughters and we had all been taught by him. But I didn’t really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don’t enjoy sitting at a desk all day." "But I didn’t really enjoy my secondary education that much, probably because I am a very physical person and don’t enjoy sitting at a desk all day. I just dragged myself through GCSE and A Levels, so it suited me very much to go on to drama school, which was very active." "Running gave me a focus to start looking after myself, to eat properly, and focus on building up my strength." More In Attitude "The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence."― Moses Mendelssohn "The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they weren’t very wealthy; they were on the fringes of society themselves."― James Welch "The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally."― Steve Forbes