Classroom Quotes

482 quotes by 401 authors

A third place to build the Great Society is in the classrooms of America. There your children's lives will be shaped. Our society will not… — Lyndon B. Johnson
In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are underpaid, and many of our paid teachers are unqualified.… — Lyndon B. Johnson
But more classrooms and more teachers are not enough. We must seek an educational system which grows in excellence as it grows in size. This… — Lyndon B. Johnson
We have always believed that our people can stand on no higher ground than the school ground, or can enter any more hopeful room than… — Lyndon B. Johnson
It is not the responsibility of the enlightened teacher to bring the student to enlightenment. That may be true in the classroom, but in the… — Frederick Lenz
I strive to view my students as unique human beings all of whom come to my classroom with a personal history, cultural perceptions and traditions,… — Joe Harris
I'm deeply, deeply passionate about creating peace and well-being in the classroom, and well-being as a global nation. — Goldie
One of the greatest gifts a caring teacher can contribute to children is to help them learn to sit when they feel like running, to… — Harry Wong
The most important thing about a child's education is to have a great teacher in front of the classroom and a lot of choice and… — Carly Fiorina
I grew up in somewhat of a war zone in West Philadelphia in 1985, '86. It wasn't as extreme as someone coming in the classroom… — Questlove
I'm living my dream job! My dream job is to be in the classroom. — Jenna Bush
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. — Benjamin Franklin
In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might… — Stephen Jay Gould
People go into cartooning because they're shy and they're angry. That's when you're sitting in the back of a classroom drawing the teacher. — Matt Groening
Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought. — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand… — Barbara Corcoran
Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance. — Calvin Coolidge
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this… — Quentin Crisp
Our educational results lag behind other states, and other nations, but worse still, behind the potential of the kids and the devoted teachers in our… — Mitch Daniels
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. — Edsger Dijkstra

Who Wrote These Classroom Quotes

401 authors contributed a total of 482 Classroom Quotes, led by these top contributors: