All Marva Collins Quotes
- None of you has ever failed. School may have failed you. Goodbye to failure, children. Welcome to success. Children
- An error means a child needs help, not a reprimand or ridicule for doing something wrong. Child
- There is a brilliant child locked inside every student. Brilliant
- Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. Determination
- Mr. Meant-to has a friend, his name is Didn't-Do. Have you met them? They live together in a house called Never-Win. And I am told… Been
- Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have. Character
- I got so tired of hearing those proverbs when I was a child. Now I use them all the time. Sometimes they are the best… All
- When someone is taught the joy of learning, it becomes a life-long process that never stops, a process that creates a logical individual. That is… Becomes
- Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. Children
- The purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn that a person can like both cats and dogs. Art
- If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it. Coming
- There isn't a certain time we should set aside to talk about God. God is part of our every waking moment Aside
- Readers are leaders. Thinkers succeed. Leader
- I have discovered few learning disabled students in my three decades of teaching. I have, however, discovered many, many victims of teaching inabilities. Decades
- Before I can effectively discipline students, I have to earn their friendship and respect. Discipline
- Success doesn't come to you, you go to it. Funny
- Once children learn how to learn, nothing is going to narrow their mind. The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one… Children
- Excellence is not an act, but a habit. Act
- Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best. Act
- If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything. Inspirational
- The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. Good
- Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide. Act
- When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed. Fail
- You can pay people to teach, But you can't pay them to care. Care
- Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students… Education