Teacher Quotes · Page 65

Teachers who believe they can make a real difference in their students lives REALLY do.

— Andy Hargreaves

The teacher does best, not when he explains, but when he impels his pupils to seek themselves the explanation.

— John Lancaster Spalding

The whole secret of the teacher's force lies in the conviction that men are convertible.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

That awkward silence after a teacher yells at a student.

— Anonymous

Honestly though, what kind of horrid teacher gives an essay on the first day of school?

— Anonymous

Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.

— Steven Sebring

An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher.

— John W. Gardner

The successful teacher is no longer on a height, pumping knowledge at high pressure into passive receptacles...

— William Osler

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes…

— Dan Rather

My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me. He would tell us about…

— Gus Van Sant

In life, always choose a serious rival even if you know you have no chance to win, because a good rival is…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.

— Barack Obama

“I had a good teacher." "Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass." "I mean you, dummy.”

— Rachel Caine

“Time can be a cruel teacher. It doesn’t wait for you to learn a lesson, to fully absorb it before it lurches…

— S.K. Falls

I think you're an acting teacher in disguise You're so incredibly intuitive and always passionate and always driven to go further. I…

— Chad Coleman

When I was 14 my mum told my chemistry teacher she thought it was a waste of time girls going to university…

— Dido Harding

You mean you live down here?' Matilda asked. 'I do', Miss Honey replied, but she said no more. Matilda had never once…

— Roald Dahl

I always remember the teachings of our ancestors: respect for God, teacher, government, and both parents. Even after I became president, I…

— Suharto

You have the power to think differently about who you are. You have the ability to turn off the critical voice inside…

— Robert Greene

Don't let people scare you from a career that may not net you a six figure salary. If you want to be…

— Michelle Singletary

When I write about "realizations," I am describing a state in which a practitioner has wisdom of who she or he is,…

— Russell Targ

I never went to school for that. In high school we had photography, which was great. That was another moment of discovery.…

— Jeff Vespa

You have a teacher talking about his gayness. (The elementary school student) goes home then and says "Mom! What's gayness? We had…

— Michele Bachmann

When I was studying in secondary school, a teacher recommended me during a singing contest. I took the championship because of my…

— Daesung

Long live teachers of children, because they can show children how they can save the world.

— Pete Seeger

I believe government should be loyal to parents, teachers and children.

— J. C. Watts

“Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills its pupils.”

— Berlioz

Failure is a better teacher than success. I am what I am today because of failures and successes.

— Rakshit Shetty

I had never seen a white teacher before, but Mrs. Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had.

— Ruby Bridges

You have the most important job of anyone today. Our kids need you to advocate for their futures.

— George Lucas

“You are your best teacher if you keep questioning yourself.”

— Haresh Sippy

Events are the best teacher for us. You try to learn from people, there is always some bend to it.

— Yoko Ono

Even though I finished my test first, I wait for someone else to get up.

— Anonymous

Believe it or not, one teacher used to call me a giant spastic for not being able to play football.

— Peter Capaldi

The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.

— William James

I am teaching...It's kind of like having a love affair with a rhinoceros.

— Anne Sexton

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.

— John Updike

There was once a cross-eyed teacher who couldn't control his pupils.

— Nikhil Saluja

There are real teachers out there; I don't pretend to have their mantle.

— John Darnielle

I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.

— Jamie Lee Curtis