The legacies that parents and church and teachers left to my generation of Black children were priceless but not material: a living… — Marian Wright Edelman 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
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
“TEACHER Next. I am afraid -- STUDENT I em afred -- TEACHER We are out -- STUDENT Wee are out -- TEACHER… — Michael O'Donoghue 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
When I was a teacher, I definitely noticed bullying happening, and I noticed people choosing to be quiet when they should speak… — Natasha Rothwell Copy Share Image
Sometime during the 1990s, when I was teaching philosophy at UCSD, my friend, colleague, and music teacher, Carol Plantamura, discussed the possibility… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“Can’t these people leave me alone? Like first her husband approaches me out of nowhere asking about my purple vegetable, then I… — Nandanie Phalgoo Copy Share Image
In senior year at college, Paula Vogel was my playwriting teacher; she is the first person to introduce me to the notion… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom… — Ricky Martin Copy Share Image
Addison writes with the ease of a gentleman. His readers fancy that a wise and accomplished companion is talking to them; so… — James Boswell Copy Share Image
Margot Livesey, my dear friend, reads all the drafts of what I write, and I read hers. We have an intense working… — Andrea Barrett Copy Share Image
I honestly felt no envy or resentment, only astonishment at how much of a world there was out there and how much… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
“Contrary to popular opinion, leadership is not a reserved position for a particular group of people who were elected or appointed, ordained… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“Helping teacher leaders come to understand their gifts is the first step in developing a specialty. Some leaders are great coaches and… — Tom Vander Ark Copy Share Image
I receive emails from readers that both break my heart and give me a profound sense of connection. Several months ago, I… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“In a classical joke a child stays behind after school to ask a personal question. "Teacher, what did I learn today? "… — Seymour Papert Copy Share Image
“We all have our unique careers that differ from one another, but the fact is that we must become "teachers and learners"… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If you don't have to pay for everything you're providing, why in the world should you cut the cost of it, when… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I'm really fortunate to have been to the schools I've been to, and to have the experiences I've had. And, partly since… — Steven C. Harper Copy Share Image
A "snapshot" feature in USA Today listed the five greatest concerns parents and teachers had about children in the '50s: talking out… — Mary Blakely Copy Share Image
“He had never got so much back for himself from any pupil as he did from Miss Kronborg. From the first she… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in my classroom. Every day, I… — Ruby Bridges Copy Share Image
I went and I started teaching computers to young kids, to fifth graders at first, later to sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth… — Steve Wozniak Copy Share Image
I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a… — Chelsea Kane Copy Share Image
If teaching is reduced to mere data transmission, if there is no sharing or excitement and wonder, if teachers themselves are passive… — Paul Lockhart Copy Share Image
I actually found contracting malaria in the Congo fascinating. Observing your body under attack from this microorganism and seeing how it responds… — Jeremy Wade Copy Share Image
Though many non-Native Americans have learned very little about us, over time we have had to learn everything about them. We watch… — Wilma Mankiller Copy Share Image
In any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization,… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
I always supported the women I worked with having time off to go to parent-teacher conferences and doctors' appointments or bringing their… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
A father is a person who's around, participating in a child's life. He's a teacher who helps to guide and shape and… — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
We know that many boys and girls leave school because of poverty, because they have to work. However, there are an important… — Shakira Copy Share Image
Teach your students real-world writing purposes, add a teacher who models his or her struggles with the writing process, throw in lots… — Kelly Gallagher Copy Share Image
Just as experience dictates to the ballet teacher the length of time necessary to train his students, so the horse, too, needs… — Alois Podhajsky Copy Share Image
What constitutes a good manager in this field? He must be knowledgeable in the art with which he is concerned, an impresario,… — John D. Rockefeller Copy Share Image
You have to dream. We all have to dream. Dreaming is OK. Imagine me teaching from space, all over the world, touching… — Christa McAuliffe Copy Share Image
I was 13 years old at music school talking to my teacher. I can't quite remember what it was I was trying… — Dev Hynes Copy Share Image
