Children Quote by Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within…

— C. L. R. James

I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.

— Deborah Harkness

I grew up in and the teachers. I think I was very lucky. I think I had a lot of social capital, and so…

— Matt Damon

My mother and my father were teachers. My grandmother and my grandfather were teachers. This is something I really know about. Even when I…

— Warren Beatty

I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a…

— Kevin James

I was blessed throughout my entire career. I had people rooting for me. It started with my parents, but it extended to almost every…

— Michelle Obama

My teachers [ had the most impact in my life]. Of course, my father and grandfather, but after my family, my teachers.

— Elie Wiesel

I was the designated grown up in a family that operated in different reality than the rest of the world.

— Rosemary Clement-Moore

My grandfather was a teacher, my grandmother on my mom's side, four of my aunts, my sister-in-law, my best friend. So I've always, my…

— Michelle Rhee

Public school teachers in Long Island, New York, saved my life in the '70s. They were involved and invested and helpful. One took me…

— Rosie O'Donnell

I started my career in parent education with the idea that we needed to let our kids go. I believed that parents were suffocating…

— Gordon Neufeld

I know from my experiences in life that educators had an enormous impact and influence on me. And fortunately or unfortunately, I had a…

— Gary Cohn