Teaching Quotes

2884 Teaching quotes by 1777 unique authors

One either has to believe in a God who's terribly prejudiced, or disbelieve the teachings of such exclusionary theologies. Religions have taught us that 'we… — Neale Donald Walsch
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. — William Arthur Ward
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning. — William Arthur Ward
The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know. — Simone Weil
Public hangings are teaching moments. Every company has to do it. A teaching moment is worth a thousand CEO speeches. CEOs can talk and blab… — Jack Welch
The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was the main teaching of Jesus, is certainly one of the most revolutionary doctrines that ever stirred… — H.G. Wells
I saw as a teacher how, if you take that spark of learning that those children have, and you ignite it, you can take a… — Paul Wellstone
If a teacher does not involve himself, his values, his commitments, in the course of discussion, why should the students? — Paul Wellstone
Teaching is the royal road to learning. — Jessamyn West
We need no fanciful teaching regarding the personality of God. What God desires us to know of Him is revealed in His word and His… — Ellen G. White
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. — Oscar Wilde
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. — Oscar Wilde
If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it. — Tennessee Williams
I've never seen service as separate from my spiritual practice or my spiritual teaching. — Marianne Williamson
I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues… — E. O. Wilson
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

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