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title: "12 Students Work Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [A very large portion of a true students work must be done outside the classroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-clark/a-very-large-portion-of-a-true-students-work-must-be-done-outside-the/)

[Denise Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-clark/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/denise-clark-11872_classroom_a-very-large-portion-of-a-true-students_3082561.jpg)

> [I have this philosophy that A and B students work for C students.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-troutt/i-have-this-philosophy-that-a-and-b-students-work-for-c-students/)

[Kenny Troutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-troutt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/kenny-troutt-42503_philosophy_i-have-this-philosophy-that-a-and-b-stud_2617742.jpg)

> [Every day, I see my students work hard to overcome obstacles just to be in the classroom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-biden/every-day-i-see-my-students-work-hard-to-overcome-obstacles-just-to/)

[Jill Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-biden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/jill-biden-4577_adversity_every-day-i-see-my-students-work-hard-to_916024.png)

> [B students work for C students - A students teach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/b-students-work-for-c-students-a-students-teach/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

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> [Students work in schools making life studies for years, win prizes for life studies and find in the end that they know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-henri/students-work-in-schools-making-life-studies-for-years-win-prizes-for/)

[Robert Henri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-henri/)

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> [It is my hope to teach my students how to work a match and at the same time put on an entertaining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harley-race/it-is-my-hope-to-teach-my-students-how-to-work-a-match-and-at-the/)

[Harley Race](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harley-race/)

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> [One of the things that make community colleges so special is they do not pick and choose their students - they work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-biden/one-of-the-things-that-make-community-colleges-so-special-is-they-do/)

[Jill Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-biden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/jill-biden-4577_college_one-of-the-things-that-make-community-co_226797.png)

> [The students who work with me believe in science in service of society, not science in service of career building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sadoway/the-students-who-work-with-me-believe-in-science-in-service-of/)

[Donald Sadoway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sadoway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/donald-sadoway-42604_believe_the-students-who-work-with-me-believe-in_2350295.png)

> [So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/so-this-is-the-space-during-tutoring-hours-it-s-very-busy-same/)

[Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/dave-eggers-638_attention_so-this-is-the-space-during-tutoring-hou_2538217.png)

> [The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-freire/the-more-students-work-at-storing-the-deposits-entrusted-to-them-the/)

[Paulo Freire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-freire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/paulo-freire-1551_accepting_the-more-students-work-at-storing-the-de_709798.jpg)

> [I have a final word of advice to our students. If you work very, very hard, this is the kind of actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-alda/i-have-a-final-word-of-advice-to-our-students-if-you-work-very-very/)

[Alan Alda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-alda/)

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> [“Imagine a school where students work so intensely that the world outside the essay or problem or experiment before them seems muffled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-kenny/imagine-a-school-where-students-work-so-intensely-that-the-world/)

[Deborah Kenny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-kenny/)

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