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The more I live, the more I recognize that the teaching moments in my youth, especially those provided by my parents, have shaped my…

— Robert D. Hales

My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that;…

— Anonymous

When teachers or people in authority put me down or in one way or another tried to make me feel less than equal to…

— Maya Angelou

My parents made it clear that I should never display even the slightest disrespect to individuals who had the power to let me skip…

— James D. Watson

My life has been transformed by great teachers all the way...

— Jeff Goldblum

I hated my teachers because I knew they didn't care, and I knew they had no control over me, so I hated them even…

— Alison Goldfrapp

Our teachers made such a difference - all my teachers and professors were very supportive and nurturing.

— Katherine Johnson

“We have to do a far better job of teaching our teachers. The great teachers—the teachers who influence you, who change your lives—almost always,…

— David McCullough

“Parents and other who complain often do so out of deep beliefs or convictions, and often in an effort to "protect" young people from…

— Joan Bertin

If my parents had discouraged me, I would have turned out very differently. They raised me in an open-minded, liberal environment.

— Tom Ford

I used to know kids better because I was teaching in a classroom, but I still have a sense of comfort with them. I…

— Cynthia Voigt

Everyday classroom teaching is not what children will remember, but how you made a difference in their lives.

— Nita Ambani