Admirable Quote by Robert Audi

In every story I have heard, good teachers share one trait: a strong sense of personal identity infuses their work.

— Parker J. Palmer

In our society, the ideal self is bold, gregarious, and comfortable in the spotlight. We like to think that we value individuality, but mostly…

— Susan Cain

Of all the human qualities, the one I admire the most is competence. A tailor who is really able to cut and fit a…

— H. L. Mencken

One of the good things about the profession of being a professor, is that you also have time to do what interests you and…

— Louis Menand

“The problem, dear professor, is that you wanted someone who could be made intelligent but still be kept in a cage and displayed when…

— Daniel Keyes

Anyone can be a teacher or professor, but not everyone can influence you to strive for excellence and make a difference in the world…

— Curtis White

There are thousands of experts, creators, and practitioners around the world who have valuable knowledge to share but aren't traditional professors.

— Gagan Biyani

A professor is not one who knows, but one who professes to know, and [thus] is constantly in the position of inviting challenge. .…

— Hugh Nibley

It is hard to be an apprentice to an unfriendly professor, or even one whose warmth or tolerance wears thin when the going gets…

— Robert Audi

I'm a very happy university professor... the best thing about being a university professor is that you see young people as they're being shaped…

— Condoleezza Rice

Numerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers.

— Albert Einstein

My teachers were often very eccentric.

— Anne Waldman