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title: "7 Teacher Years Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“The thing is, I think I like kids, more or less. I was an English teacher for a few years before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-weber/the-thing-is-i-think-i-like-kids-more-or-less-i-was-an-english/)

[Bruce Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-weber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c47/bruce-weber-38083_english-teacher_the-thing-is-i-think-i-like-kids-more-or_116690.jpg)

> [I became a high school teacher for many years because it was a very tangible, concrete way where I could make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-trudeau/i-became-a-high-school-teacher-for-many-years-because-it-was-a-very/)

[Justin Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-trudeau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/justin-trudeau-1727_high-school_i-became-a-high-school-teacher-for-many_296673.jpg)

> [I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-started-going-to-a-piano-teacher-at-5-years-old-but-pretty-soon-i/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/mose-allison-11837_lessons_i-started-going-to-a-piano-teacher-at-5_410106.jpg)

> [I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brosnan/i-have-had-a-singing-teacher-in-l-a-for-many-many-years-just-to-work/)

[Pierce Brosnan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brosnan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/pierce-brosnan-1785_actor_i-have-had-a-singing-teacher-in-l-a-for_625387.jpg)

> [I grew up with my mom as a teacher for years. I went to school where she taught, so I spent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quinta-brunson/i-grew-up-with-my-mom-as-a-teacher-for-years-i-went-to-school-where/)

[Quinta Brunson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quinta-brunson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/quinta-brunson-5488_life_i-grew-up-with-my-mom-as-a-teacher-for-y_919489.jpg)

> [Mitch Glazer and I went to high school together, and his mother was my English teacher for two years. She was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-rourke/mitch-glazer-and-i-went-to-high-school-together-and-his-mother-was-my/)

[Mickey Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/mickey-rourke-4846_career_mitch-glazer-and-i-went-to-high-school-t_1135131.jpg)

> [I had a Masters of Fine Arts, but so did thousands of other graduates every year, and we were all competing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-wagner/i-had-a-masters-of-fine-arts-but-so-did-thousands-of-other-graduates/)

[Kurt Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-wagner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/kurt-wagner-41824_accepted_i-had-a-masters-of-fine-arts-but-so-did_2416751.jpg)

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