“I graduated second to last in my class. I was a fat kid. I was bullied by others.”
Jimmy John Liautaud (1964) Jimmy John's Owner, Founder, & Chairman
“My first class is biology. I can't find it and get my first demerit for wandering the hall. It is 8:50 in the morning. Only 699 days and 7 class periods until graduation.”
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