Book Quote by Frederick Lenz

When I started out in life I wanted to teach.

— Victor Spinetti

When I was writing my first two books I was also freelancing and teaching and doing other odd jobs.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I was studying sculpture and painting and was working on a degree so I could become a teacher. I really liked teaching, and it…

— Kurt Wagner

I did go to university and I did teach school for a year.

— Anne Murray

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I…

— Tom Glazer

I became a teacher because I wanted to make a difference in people's lives.

— Deborah Harkness

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

— Cheryl Strayed

I learned a lot about working with children, and about myself, and it reinforced my decision to pursue a career in teaching.

— Carolyn Murphy

I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm…

— Ann Bancroft

I wanted to be an elementary school teacher my whole life.

— Steve Wozniak

My senior year at College Park, University of Maryland, I took an elective class in crime fiction taught by Charles C. Mish. He turned…

— George Pelecanos

I wanted to be a teacher. My dad was a teacher.

— Kim Kardashian