Teaching Quotes

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The evil that has resulted from the error of the schools, in teaching natural philosophy as an accomplishment only, has been that of generating in… — Thomas Paine
Teaching, may I say, is the noblest profession of all in a democracy. — Kurt Vonnegut
Our knowledge of the historical worth of certain religious doctrines increases our respect for them, but does not invalidate our proposal that they should cease… — Sigmund Freud
When teaching, light a fire, don't fill a bucket. — Dan Snow
Man represses the irrational passions of destructiveness, hate, envy, revenge; he worships power, money, the sovereign state, the nation; while he pays lip service to… — Erich Fromm
If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society,… — Ralph Ellison
I'm sure that writing isn't a craft, that is, something for which you learn the skills and go on turning out. It must come from… — Robert Lowell
Iâ€™ll never retire as long as I liveâ€”thatâ€™s like retiring from life! Iâ€™ll never stop writing, teaching, lecturing. If youâ€™re in good health, living is… — Bel Kaufman
There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit. — Charles Hodge
Absolutely. If a Muslim who has-who is-a practicing Muslim who believes the word of the Koran to be the word of Allah, who abides by… — Brigitte Gabriel
The most practical teaching of the Gita, and one for which it is of abiding interest and value to the men of the world with… — Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The object of (Christian) faith is not the teaching but the Teacher. — Soren Kierkegaard
Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers. — Brian Herbert
You have to dream. We all have to dream. Dreaming is OK. Imagine me teaching from space, all over the world, touching so many peoples… — Christa McAuliffe
There are things in the Old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible Word of… — Robert E. Lee
What wise God would consign a man to Hell for ignorance, instead of teaching him better in the afterlife? — Marion Zimmer Bradley
I constantly meet people who are doubtful, generally without due reason, about their potential capacity [as mathematicians]. The first test is whether you got anything… — John Edensor Littlewood
The spirit of Lincoln still lives; that spirit born of the teachings of the Nazarene, who promised mercy to the merciful, who lifted the lowly,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Teaching my kids to give back is an essential part of parenting. It's not something that's optional. Compassion is one of the basic values that… — Kate Snow
Christian teaching about sex is not a set of isolated prohibitions; it is an integral part of what the Bible has to say about living… — Rowan Williams

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