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> [If you give people an idea these days, they just think you are sharing it with them so they can critique it, play devil's advocate, and so on. It doesn't occur to them that they might help or get enthused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/if-you-give-people-an-idea-these-days-they-just-think-you-are-sharing/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

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## More by Esmé Raji Codell

> [“Nobody really knows which is happening when the teacher closes the door. At worst, mediocrity. At best, miracles.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/nobody-really-knows-which-is-happening-when-the-teacher-closes-the/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [A library is a platform upon which we catch trains to Every Where and Any Place, Another Time and Across Space. All aboard!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/a-library-is-a-platform-upon-which-we-catch-trains-to-every-where-and/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“And when you go to God's house, it ain't got to be no fashion show. You just come as you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/and-when-you-go-to-god-s-house-it-ain-t-got-to-be-no-fashion-show-you/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [But certain people just think it's their job to freak out. As long as they're freaking out, they feel busy, like they must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/but-certain-people-just-think-it-s-their-job-to-freak-out-as-long-as/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“I tend not to share things unnecessarily with those I despise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/i-tend-not-to-share-things-unnecessarily-with-those-i-despise/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [If you give people an idea these days, they just think you are sharing it with them so they can critique it, play devil's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/if-you-give-people-an-idea-these-days-they-just-think-you-are-sharing/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“Why do these dumb fucks keep guns around the house? They make the world as ruinous as they imagine it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/why-do-these-dumb-fucks-keep-guns-around-the-house-they-make-the/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [The goal is not necessarily to succeed but to keep trying, to be the kind of person who has ideas and see them through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/the-goal-is-not-necessarily-to-succeed-but-to-keep-trying-to-be-the/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“Today so many creative and devoted teachers not only have to struggle against unimaginative administrations, fearful parents, and wearied colleagues, they have also to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/today-so-many-creative-and-devoted-teachers-not-only-have-to-struggle/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/so-much-of-teaching-is-sharing-learning-results-in-sharing-sharing/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/so-much-of-teaching-is-sharing-learning-results-in-sharing-sharing-2/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [So much of teaching is sharing. Learning results in sharing, sharing results in change, change is learning. The only other job with so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/so-much-of-teaching-is-sharing-learning-results-in-sharing-sharing-3/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“The difference between a beginning teacher and an experienced one is that the beginning teacher asks, "How am I doing?" and the experienced teacher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/the-difference-between-a-beginning-teacher-and-an-experienced-one-is/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“Mr. Turner gets mad when I say, “I don’t work for you, I work for the children.” But it’s true. Isn’t it? I’ll find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/mr-turner-gets-mad-when-i-say-i-don-t-work-for-you-i-work-for-the/)

[Esmé Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

> [“It's not our job to be liked(teachers)", I reminded her. "Its our job to help them be smart(students)". Secretly, I thought, who gives a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esm-raji-codell/it-s-not-our-job-to-be-liked-teachers-i-reminded-her-its-our-job-to/)

[Esme Raji Codell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esm-raji-codell/)

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