Teaching Quotes

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He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects progress is the cemetery. — Harold Wilson
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something. — Woodrow Wilson
Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing. — Tobias Wolff
I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession. — John Wooden
I'd be satisfied just coaching in high school. I turned down a number of colleges when I was teaching in South Bend, Indiana, before I… — John Wooden
Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history. — Carter G. Woodson
As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change… — Carter G. Woodson
My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us,… — John Woolman
I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going… — Steven Wright
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. — William Butler Yeats
A self-taught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student. — Henny Youngman
I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt… — Muhammad Yunus
When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating everyone… — Viswanathan Anand
The reason Buddhism can be so naturalised is because, stripped of its supernatural elements, its core teachings can be giving a sound, secular philosophical interpretation.… — Julian Baggini
Just as the unique characteristics of both males and females contribute to the completeness of a marriage relationship, so those same characteristics are vital to… — David A. Bednar
I graduated from Bowdoin College and went to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Then I left and took a job teaching really poor inner-city… — Geoffrey Canada
I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It… — Joseph Mawle
I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them. — Mae West
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. — Walt Disney
Well, for one thing, the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. We're teaching the wrong things. And you have to… — Mitch Albom

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