Teaching Quotes

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The human brain is special. It starts working as soon as you get up and it doesn't stop until you get to school. — Milton Berle
For every studen with a spark of brilliance, there are about ten with ignition trouble. — Milton Berle
Nowadays, when a speaker tells the graduates that the future is theirs--is that a promise or a threat? — Milton Berle
My history teacher was so old, he taught from memory. — Henny Youngman
God forgive me for having thought it possible that a schoolmaster could be out and out a rational being. — Walter Scott
No wonder the teacher knows so much; she has the book. — E. W. Howe
I'd like to say a few words about one of the most popular concepts in the modern education--show and tell. Show and Tell is a… — Robert Orben
I've always tried to be aware of what I say in my films, because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers - teachers… — George Lucas
The carefully fostered theory that schoolwork can be made easy and enjoyable breaks down as soon as anything, however trivial, has to be learned. — Agnes Repplier
A smart mother suggests that her child bring an apple to his teacher; a smarter mother suggests that he bring a couple of aspirins. — Evan Esar
Good teachers cost a lot; but, poor teachers cost a lot more. — Evan Esar
Some kids want to know why the teachers get paid when it's the kids who have to do all the work. — Milton Berle
I am teaching...It's kind of like having a love affair with a rhinoceros. — Anne Sexton
A teacher should be sparing of his smile. — William Cowper
Good teachers never say anything. What they do is create the conditions under which learning takes place. — S I Hayakawa
Experience is a great teacher, and sometimes a pretty teacher is a great experience. — Evan Esar
Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I want to be taken playfully, not seriously - not with a long British face, but with beautiful laughter. Your laughter, your playfulness is the… — Rajneesh
The real master is only a presence. He has no intentions of being a master. His presence is his teaching. His love is his message.… — Rajneesh
Be light-hearted, light-footed. Be of light step. Don't carry religion like a burden. And don't expect religion to be a teaching; it is not. It… — Rajneesh

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