I grew up in an environment that promoted a very fixed mindset. It was an era that worshipped IQ and thought that… — Carol S. Dweck Copy Share Image
I started elocution lessons because I was being teased, and I had a brilliant drama teacher. At the age of 14, I… — Gina Bellman Copy Share Image
Art is created to make us, to make our passage through the world better, fruitful - and I would say that every… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
“Everything and everyone is your teacher unless you are a poor student.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Surrender means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by… — Patrick Cleburne Copy Share Image
At school, I'd refuse to take part in biology lessons when animals were being dissected. One time, the teacher announced that we… — Imelda May Copy Share Image
If one has an enlighened teacher and you come to this person with love, they will show you the ways of love. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Pierre was an extraordinary teacher - he really was one of the best, and he raised the boys so, so well: to… — Margaret Trudeau Copy Share Image
In many ways, 'What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World' is just one big thank-you note to… — Taylor Mali Copy Share Image
... once you were in, they put a note in your file that said you were in therapy, and all your teachers… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
True undoubting is the teacher's part, continual undoubting the part of the pupil. — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
I'm 67 years old now. I've had a lot of good teachers over the years; and they have been very, very different… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I had the good fortune to have Joyce Carol Oates as my writing teacher. She told me… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
Clergymen almost necessarily fail in two ways as teachers of morals. They condemn acts which do no harm and they condone acts… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
If you don't have an effective teacher in front of the classroom, you won't change the trajectory for students. — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
There have been many people for whom limitations, failure, loss, or pain in whatever form turned out to be their greatest teacher.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
A new thing I've been doing is just making sure I clear off my desk and try to only touch a piece… — Adina Porter Copy Share Image
I have decided not to give interviews and not to hold conversations with journalists who deal with the political activity of my… — Joachim Sauer Copy Share Image
But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much. — Clay Aiken Copy Share Image
I emphasize teachers because they are largely left out of the debate. None of the bombastic reports that come from Washington and… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
I was the daughter of teachers, so school was always very important. I liked it. — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
After I got disciplined I got introduced to football and then after that everything just took off for me. I had a… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
