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title: "4 Year Teaching Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Year Teaching quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Year Teaching sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious. I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-duckworth/i-was-a-good-novice-teacher-but-i-did-the-things-that-were-obvious-i/)

[Angela Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-duckworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/583/angela-duckworth-2560_cell-phone_i-was-a-good-novice-teacher-but-i-did-th_161667.jpg)

> [I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/twyla-tharp/i-was-privileged-to-be-able-to-study-a-year-with-martha-graham-the/)

[Twyla Tharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/twyla-tharp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/twyla-tharp-1069_able_i-was-privileged-to-be-able-to-study-a-y_168109.png)

> [I'd like to give every young teacher some good news. Teaching is a very easy job. Administrators will tell you what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafe-esquith/i-d-like-to-give-every-young-teacher-some-good-news-teaching-is-a/)

[Rafe Esquith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafe-esquith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/rafe-esquith-15671_administrators_i-d-like-to-give-every-young-teacher-som_587405.jpg)

> [I am presently in my thirteenth year of teaching a graduate course at the University of Southern California.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelley-berman/i-am-presently-in-my-thirteenth-year-of-teaching-a-graduate-course-at/)

[Shelley Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelley-berman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d1/shelley-berman-19973_california_i-am-presently-in-my-thirteenth-year-of_808073.jpg)

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