--- title: "11 Teacher Thought Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Teacher Thought quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Teacher Thought sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/shakira-1582_contests_the-music-teacher-thought-i-sang-like-a_1602175.jpg" --- > [The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. It was kind of devastating. A few months after that, I participated in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakira/the-music-teacher-thought-i-sang-like-a-goat-it-was-kind-of/) [Shakira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/shakira-1582_contests_the-music-teacher-thought-i-sang-like-a_1602175.jpg) > [I remember having a grade-school teacher I thought was a hard-ass. When you're that age, you think the guy is Himmler. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-stewart/i-remember-having-a-grade-school-teacher-i-thought-was-a-hard-ass/) [Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-stewart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/jon-stewart-455_age_i-remember-having-a-grade-school-teacher_3023787.jpg) > [I am in love with my teacher, he has thought me a lot of stuffs and still been teaching me a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bismark-frimpong/i-am-in-love-with-my-teacher-he-has-thought-me-a-lot-of-stuffs-and/) [Bismark Frimpong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bismark-frimpong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/bismark-frimpong-7886_life_i-am-in-love-with-my-teacher-he-has-thou_523670.jpg) > [I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadio-mane/i-remember-that-when-i-was-little-my-parents-felt-that-i-should-study/) [Sadio Mane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadio-mane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/sadio-mane-11148_education_i-remember-that-when-i-was-little-my-par_2298358.jpg) > [When I was 14 my mum told my chemistry teacher she thought it was a waste of time girls going to university…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dido-harding/when-i-was-14-my-mum-told-my-chemistry-teacher-she-thought-it-was-a/) [Dido Harding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dido-harding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/dido-harding-14503_chemistry_when-i-was-14-my-mum-told-my-chemistry-t_623553.jpg) > [I chose to be a maths teacher because I thought the marking would be easy. You'd just tick and cross, whereas if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romesh-ranganathan/i-chose-to-be-a-maths-teacher-because-i-thought-the-marking-would-be/) [Romesh Ranganathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romesh-ranganathan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/romesh-ranganathan-5408_easy_i-chose-to-be-a-maths-teacher-because-i_1350663.jpg) > [I'll never forget it. I was starting to hike up the red rocks, and honestly, it was as if I heard the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwyneth-paltrow/i-ll-never-forget-it-i-was-starting-to-hike-up-the-red-rocks-and/) [Gwyneth Paltrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwyneth-paltrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/gwyneth-paltrow-1230_answers_i-ll-never-forget-it-i-was-starting-to-h_839866.jpg) > [I decided to become a teacher because I thought it would be a great career where I could wear different hats. You're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-weihenmayer/i-decided-to-become-a-teacher-because-i-thought-it-would-be-a-great/) [Erik Weihenmayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-weihenmayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdc/erik-weihenmayer-24419_academic_i-decided-to-become-a-teacher-because-i_1794977.jpg) > [“I remember thinking, sixth grade. We're going to be sixth graders. And Mr. Terupt is going to be my teacher. Our teacher.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-buyea/i-remember-thinking-sixth-grade-we-re-going-to-be-sixth-graders-and/) [Rob Buyea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-buyea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/rob-buyea-33414_teacher_i-remember-thinking-sixth-grade-we-re-go_2544189.jpg) > [My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-henry-hwang/my-first-plays-were-amazingly-bad-but-i-had-a-teacher-who-thought-i/) [David Henry Hwang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-henry-hwang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/david-henry-hwang-12258_about_my-first-plays-were-amazingly-bad-but-i_109114.jpg) > [Whoe'er excels in what we prize, Appears a hero in our eyes; Each girl, when pleased with what is taught, Will have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-swift/whoe-er-excels-in-what-we-prize-appears-a-hero-in-our-eyes-each-girl/) [Jonathan Swift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-swift/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/jonathan-swift-433_blockheads_whoe-er-excels-in-what-we-prize-appears_2108895.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teacher-thought/#itemlist", "name": "Teacher Thought Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The music teacher thought I sang like a goat. 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