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> [“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' I realized then where the problem lay. My students, and so many of our young people today, want a good life. They love (even if they don't always appreciate) liberty. They all want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-i-realized-then-where-the/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

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## More by Rafe Esquith

> [Teach like your hair's on fire!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/teach-like-your-hair-s-on-fire/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [I have students who are PhDs in music who come back and scored the music and teach the kids the instruments that I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-have-students-who-are-phds-in-music-who-come-back-and-scored-the/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [I don't think we expect enough of students. They just need someone to show them the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-don-t-think-we-expect-enough-of-students-they-just-need-someone-to/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' I realized then where the problem lay. My students, and so many of our young people today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness-i-realized-then-where-the/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [“Those who celebrate failure will not be around to help today's students celebrate their jobs flipping burgers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/those-who-celebrate-failure-will-not-be-around-to-help-today-s/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [I always tell the kids that excellence is like pregnancy. You can't be a little bit pregnant. You either are or you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-always-tell-the-kids-that-excellence-is-like-pregnancy-you-can-t-be/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [Good teachers are an endangered species because they're giving up because of the tests and everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/good-teachers-are-an-endangered-species-because-they-re-giving-up/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to do. You'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-d-like-to-give-every-young-teacher-some-good-news-teaching-is-a/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [You hear terrible stories because there'll be a story about some terrible kid, but most of the kids I work with are terrific kids.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/you-hear-terrible-stories-because-there-ll-be-a-story-about-some/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [“Everything has become too easy for our young people, and we make things worse by lying to them. We don't help them face reality.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/everything-has-become-too-easy-for-our-young-people-and-we-make/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [I am asking teachers to understand that we must make the education relevant for the children. If they're only working for the tests or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-am-asking-teachers-to-understand-that-we-must-make-the-education/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [“I didn't realize that many people, who may be good people, feel that working in schools is just a job and not a holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-didn-t-realize-that-many-people-who-may-be-good-people-feel-that/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [But to paraphrase Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind, ignorance and mediocrity are forever busy, and the forces of mediocrity aren't content with being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/but-to-paraphrase-henry-drummond-in-inherit-the-wind-ignorance-and/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [The reason I love teaching, it's like being a miner. I find all these undiscovered jewels and, with the right motivation, they're amazed at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/the-reason-i-love-teaching-it-s-like-being-a-miner-i-find-all-these/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

> [With better vision, we sacrifice for students for whom that sacrifice will most likely pay off. I'm sorry to say this, but there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/with-better-vision-we-sacrifice-for-students-for-whom-that-sacrifice/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

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