“In response to his question, she warned, "There will not be any more kissing. You were an excellent teacher. I graduated from… — Johanna Lindsey Copy Share Image
I certainly wasn't born with creative writing. Maybe there's a certain amount of learning and then it's up to the person. I… — Markus Zusak Copy Share Image
If we expect kids to be losers they will be losers; if we expect them to be winners they will be winners.… — Jaime Escalante Copy Share Image
I had a teacher in art school who said something about the only works he really enjoyed seeing or found much in… — Martin Mull Copy Share Image
Your greatest adversary is also your greatest teacher. Like it or not, it is the job of certain people to bring out… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
Every good teacher and every good parent has somehow learned to negotiate the paradox of freedom and discipline. We want our children… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
I had the most incredible English and literature teachers in school, and it really influenced my love of storytelling. It's what made… — Sophia Bush Copy Share Image
My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in… — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
The fitness of the pupil is shown in his love for the acquisition of knowledge, his willingness to receive instruction, his reverence… — Dayananda Saraswati Copy Share Image
Well, maybe it was just that I wasn't going to like anybody because I had to work and I had to explain… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
Gary Sinise and I go the furthest back of the Steppenwolf people; we were both saved from academic mediocrity as sophomores by… — Jeff Perry Copy Share Image
My mom was a high school science teacher for decades. She just never made it feel like we had to choose between… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." The adage is true as long as you don't… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Under the spell of the right song, passion is within reach... love is close by... and you are not alone! With such… — Dave Sitek Copy Share Image
The study of the Life of Jesus has had a curious history. It set out in quest of the historical Jesus, believing… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
What does "success" mean to you? Was Mother Teresa a "success"? Was your favorite teacher a "success"? Were your parents, grandparents, your… — Bob Teague Copy Share Image
What I do feel the modern child lacks, when compared with the earlier generation, is concentration, and the sheer dogged grit to… — Miss Read Copy Share Image
If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
I'm the oldest of four children, and when I was young, I used to get the blackboard out and make my brothers… — Lucy Davis Copy Share Image
“Union leaders essentially want the public to believe that all teachers are equal and deserve to be paid and treated that way—but… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
Judo has been part of Japanese culture for a long time. It makes sense to me that this sport, which is both… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Do not believe what you have heard Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations Do not believe… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The abuse of power manifests with phony spiritual teachers and phony gurus who tell you how to run your life and what… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Metaphor isn't just a fancy turn of speech. It shapes our thoughts and feelings, reaches out to grasp new experience, and even… — James Richardson Copy Share Image
The coercive effect of this policy is particularly pronounced in the school setting given the age and impressionability of schoolchildren, and their… — Alfred Goodwin Copy Share Image
South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with… — Kim Il-sung Copy Share Image
I see myself as, first and above all, a teacher of history; next, a writer of European history; next, a commentator on… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
Most teachers have little control over school policy or curriculum or choice of texts or special placement of students, but most have… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
You may study with the highest teachers, but you will find no one but yourself teaching you. You may travel the world… — Bo Lozoff Copy Share Image
I attended the University of Louisville my freshman year, transferred to what was then Western Kentucky State Teachers College for my sophomore… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
When I was very, very young, seven years old, I heard there was school where you could go to learn to draw.… — David Coverdale Copy Share Image
I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off… — Solomon Ortiz Copy Share Image
Once I got into high school, any time I had to do a talk or a speech, I just loved being up… — Chris Lilley Copy Share Image
I'm a teacher, so much of what I'm doing remains in the abstract. But I also support a lot of educational initiatives… — Maya Soetoro-Ng Copy Share Image
Do you know how much you can learn from a mere pair of high-heels? If you don't fall, you'll learn a bit,… — Jung Ae-ri Copy Share Image
Leonard [Nimoy] was such a teacher for me. He was one of the most fully realized human beings I have ever known… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
Indeed, there is something to be said for the old math when taught by a poorly trained teacher. He can, at least,… — Martin Gardner Copy Share Image
I think, however, that there isn't any solution to this problem of education other than to realize that the best teaching can… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
People are always asking, "Is this person in front of me the same on the inside as he or she appears to… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image