I left school on a wet Thursday afternoon, found a room in a shared house in North London, and started my first job on the following Monday as a courier for an advertising agency. Christopher Fowler advertiseafternoonagency Change image and share on social
I left school the day I turned 16, the earliest day I legally could. Determined to follow a life on stage, preferably with some dance connection, I applied for and won a place at the local drama school. I was on my way. Celia Imrie applyconnectiondance share on social
I left school when I was 16; then I worked for my father, who was a welder. And I was a welder for three years, you know, welder of fabrication, metal 'cause it was a big industrial town, Sheffield. It was much steel and coal and stuff like that. Sean Bean bigcoalfabrication share on social
I left school with basically nothing, I was a special needs kid. I did feel as though my school had let me down. Jamie Oliver basicallyfeelkid Change image and share on social
I left school with no qualifications, but I was doing theatre and film work and thought that was the best thing since sliced bread. Dexter Fletcher breadfilmleave Change image and share on social
I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them. Maya Lin analyticallyapproacharchitecture Change image and share on social
I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13. Sean Connery leavenavyqualification Change image and share on social
I left Somalia when I was seven years old, but I witnessed a whole year in a war. Barkhad Abdi leavesomaliawar Change image and share on social
I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an entrepreneur. You can have the qualities, but if you don't have the environment, you just wither away. It's like a fish: take it out of water, it will not survive. Mo Ibrahim endentrepreneurenvironment share on social
