Children, of course, don't understand at first that they are being cheated. They come to school with a degree of faith and… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Adolescence is a relatively recent thing in human history -- a period of years between the constraints of childhood and the responsibilities… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I grew up hearing that if it hadn't been for Ataturk, my grandmother would have been 'a covered person' who would have… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
My school friends thought I was outgoing and bubbly, but that masked a lot of insecurities, and maybe that's the reason I… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
When my reputation was at its height, classmates insulted me right to my face as I walked down the hall. When a… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. . . . Competition… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
All of you knowing now, Tthat the Buddhas, the Teachers of the Ages, In accord with what is peculiarly appropriate, have recourse… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
First play I ever did was 'Footloose.' I played the part of Willard when I was 16. I think I wore my… — Miles Teller Copy Share Image
I have a theory that there is something abnormal about children who like to practice instruments They are either geniuses or, more… — Georg Solti Copy Share Image
Nature without learning is like a blind man; learning without Nature, like a maimed one; practice without both, incomplete. As in agriculture… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
One of the first and foremost duties of the teacher is not to give his students the impression that mathematical problems have… — George Polya Copy Share Image
Why don't men become primary teachers? Partly, I suppose, because the pay is so insulting; but then it is for all teachers,… — Harry Enfield Copy Share Image
One who has drunk at the fountain of spiritual happiness says good-by of his own accord to the satisfactions that come from… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
It is not the thinker who is the true king of men, as we sometimes hear it proudly said. We need one… — Alexander MacLaren Copy Share Image
In 1847 I gave an address at Newton, Mass., before a Teachers' Institute conducted by Horace Mann. My subject was grasshoppers. I… — Louis Agassiz Copy Share Image
My teacher Tom Spanbauer, the man who got me started writing in his workshop, used to say: 'Writers write because they weren't… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I thought I was going to be a ballet dancer for awhile there. I had a good teacher at Interlochen, this arts'… — Benjamin Walker Copy Share Image
The question is grateful to who? You would think grateful to Allah, but Allah didn’t mention Himself. So it could be grateful… — Nouman Ali Khan Copy Share Image
A friend of my mother's, Irene Lopez, was a Spanish dancer. She saw me bopping around the room and said to my… — Rita Moreno Copy Share Image
For some students, school is the only place where they get a hot meal and a warm hug. Teachers are sometimes the… — Denise Juneau Copy Share Image
The big trick is just to get to a point where we're just considered DPs, and we're not 'female DPs.' When you… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
“All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.” At the time Switters… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Although Christ in my mind is an absolute yogi, I think many Christian teachers today are misrepresenting Christ. They're supposed to be… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
Beyoncé says it was Mathew Knowles, her father, who made her understand discipline and work ethic, what it means to come in… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
The range of individuality in children is infinite, but every class of children seemed to have the same groups. And there was… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
But some of the nonsense was evil, since it concealed great crimes. For example, teachers of children in the United States of… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
In the studio I just finished doing school work, shout out to my teacher Keyshia Williams. Im doing real good, getting all… — Lil Chuckee Copy Share Image
You can't tell parents to teach children the value of work when we don't have jobs and the jobs we have don't… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
I've always gotten good grades, you know, with my teachers and my English teachers, 'cause I was able to - they'd say,… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
A top-quartile teacher will increase the performance of their class - based on test scores - by over 10 percent in a… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
There is no employing class, no working class, no farming class. You may pigeonhole a man or woman as a farmer or… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If religion and life depend upon books or upon the existence of any prophet whatsoever, then perish all religion and books! Religion… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“TEACHER Next. I am afraid -- STUDENT I em afred -- TEACHER We are out -- STUDENT Wee are out -- TEACHER… — Michael O'Donoghue Copy Share Image
Because my parents were American missionaries who sent me to public schools in rural Japan, I had to confront Hiroshima as a… — Linda Hoaglund Copy Share Image
I am totally for gun control in the U.S. The population of America is roughly 300 million and there are 300 million… — Liam Neeson Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I saw you. Your hair was in two braids instead of one. And I remember when you...… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
